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FXUS01 KWBC 060820
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EDT SAT APR 06 2024
VALID 12Z SAT APR 06 2024 - 12Z MON APR 08 2024
...WINTER STORM TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND
NEARBY FOOTHILLS OF THE ROCKIES WITH HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE LATER
TODAY INTO SUNDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS, SHIFTING TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY...
...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY, REACHING
INTO THE GREAT PLAINS ON SUNDAY...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
...WARM WEEKEND AHEAD FOR CENTRAL U.S.; EAST AND WEST COASTS
REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS WILL BE THE FOCUS OF HIGH WINDS, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, AND
SNOW ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND. THE HIGHLY-AMPLIFIED UPPER TROUGH THAT HAS USHERED A
FRESH DOSE OF COLD AIR INTO MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY FROM THE GREAT BASIN TO THE FOUR
CORNER AND UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. MEANWHILE,
THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL
BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES FURTHER OVER
THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, THE FOCUS OF THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY LIFT
TOWARD THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY TONIGHT AHEAD OF A NEARLY
STATIONARY FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY FROM NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LATER TODAY AND INTO SUNDAY. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE WITH 1-2 FEET MORE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS (BIG
HORNS, SHIRLEY, LARAMIE MOUNTAINS). THE WINDS JUST BEHIND THE
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIKELY BECOME VERY STRONG AND
GUSTY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD OCCUR NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN
COLORADO WHERE WINDS COULD BE DAMAGING AT TIMES FROM SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. FARTHER SOUTH, THE PERSISTENTLY DRY
DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM THE ROCKIES WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER FROM
CRITICAL TO LOCALLY EXTREME LEVELS ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE SYSTEM, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
AHEAD OF THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED
POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS, MAINLY LATER TODAY
AND INTO EARLY ON SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE THE HEAVY SNOW
AND HIGH WINDS TO BEGIN WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND SLOWLY MOVES FARTHER
TO THE EAST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND
FARTHER EAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
MEANWHILE, MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY FROM
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS UP THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND
INTERIOR NORTHEAST/NEW ENGLAND AS THE CIRCULATION OF A HUGE
NOR'EASTER WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT INTO THE ATLANTIC. AN ADDITIONAL
FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY BEFORE SUNSHINE RETURNS ON
SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE ALONG THE
EAST COAST INTO MONDAY MORNING THANKS TO THE CLOUDINESS.
MEANHWILE, A PRONOUNCED RIDGE WILL SUPPORT WARMER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
WEEKEND. IN CONTRAST, NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL WAKE UP TO
TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING SKIES WHILE
SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL BE UNDER CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS PRIOR TO THE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE.
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