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FXUS01 KWBC 210754
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
353 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2024
VALID 12Z THU MAR 21 2024 - 12Z SAT MAR 23 2024
...GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS LINGER ACROSS MAINE TODAY AS THE
NEXT WINTER STORM APPROACHES NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY SATURDAY...
...SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SPREADS FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY; STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND...
...THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN RETURN TO THE GULF COAST TODAY
BEFORE UNSETTLED WEATHER SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
MID-ATLANTIC...
WINTER IS SET TO MAKE A STRONG RETURN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER AS MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY
SNOW IMPACT PARTS OF THE NATION. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING OVER EASTERN MAINE IS ALREADY PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW THROUGHOUT THE PINE TREE STATE. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE MARCH
(WEATHER) MADNESS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE BY LATE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY AS THE NEXT WINTER STORM APPROACHES THE INTERIOR
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. SNOWFALL PROBABILITIES FOR AT LEAST 8
INCHES OF SNOW ARE HIGH (GREATER THAN 70%) THROUGHOUT NORTHERN
VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MUCH OF INTERIOR MAINE. ADDITIONALLY,
THERE EXISTS MODEST PROBABILITIES (50-70%) FOR OVER A FOOT OF SNOW
IN THESE REGIONS. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN
WEATHER AWARE AND PLAN AHEAD IF TRAVELING BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL.
SNOW IS ALSO ANTICIPATED TO PRODUCE IMPACTS FROM THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES, WITH TWO SYSTEMS
IMPACTING THE REGION. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SPREADING
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM NORTHEAST MONTANA TO THE DAKOTAS AND
IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES BY
FRIDAY. OUTSIDE OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST MONTANA, THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO STRETCH FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TOWARDS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND
CENTRAL MICHIGAN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, PROBABILITIES FOR AT LEAST 4
INCHES OF SNOW ARE HIGHEST THROUGHOUT PARTS OF WISCONSIN AND
MICHIGAN. HOWEVER, SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION COULD BE LIMITED TO
GRASSY SURFACES DUE TO THE INCREASING MARCH SUN ANGLE AND SNOW
FALLING DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. IN CASE THIS ROUND OF SNOW
WASN'T ENOUGH, A SEPARATE SYSTEM IS FORECAST RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF
THE FIRST AND EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE A PART OF A LARGER
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENTERING THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY AND SPREADING
PRECIPITATION INLAND. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE SIERRA
AND HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST, CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS.
MORE SPRING-LIKE WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST
TODAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG A FORMING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OVER THE TEXAS COASTLINE AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH AN UPPER
LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A FEW STORMS COULD TURN SEVERE
ACROSS PARTS OF TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL, STRONG WIND GUSTS, AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY, HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED
FLOODING CONCERNS FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN
GULF COAST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED STORMINESS ARE
FORECAST TO SLIDE EAST ON FRIDAY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AND
SOUTHERN FLORIDA. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA, WHERE A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN
COULD LEAD TO URBAN FLOODING IMPACTS. A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GOLD COAST. BY
SATURDAY, MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO PROVIDE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST COASTLINE, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURS.
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