804  
FXUS01 KWBC 061912  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
311 PM EDT MON MAY 06 2024  
 
VALID 00Z TUE MAY 07 2024 - 00Z THU MAY 09 2024  
 
 
...THE ACTIVE PLAINS SPRING PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES/OHIO VALLEY...  
 
...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT FROM  
THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY,  
SPREADING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY...  
 
...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE  
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TO  
SOUTHERN PLAINS...  
 
...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...  
   
..LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOWS FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES  
 
...MUCH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT  
BASIN, CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ROCKIES, WHILE ABOVE AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS TO THE EAST  
COAST...  
 
THERE IS NO LET UP IN SIGHT FOR THE ACTIVE SPRING TIME WEATHER  
PATTERN ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE NATION. THE NEXT STRONG  
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO MUCH OF THE PLAINS  
TONIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, GREAT LAKES AND  
OHIO VALLEY REGIONS ON TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CURRENTLY  
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS  
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE  
CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT  
AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY BY EARLY  
TUESDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER  
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH LARGE HAIL,  
HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER  
THREAT, HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE  
CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PLAINS FROM FROM THE EASTERN DAKOTAS, SOUTH  
THROUGH SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, MUCH OF IOWA, WESTERN MISSOURI,  
EASTERN NEBRASKA, EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ACROSS  
THESE AREAS THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH  
AND RIVER FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS  
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS FROM EASTERN MONTANA INTO FAR  
NORTHEAST WYOMING. THIS NEXT BATCH OF HEAVY RAINS WILL BE FALLING  
WELL TO THE NORTH OF PORTIONS OF TEXAS THAT HAVE SEEN VERY HEAVY  
AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST WEEK.  
 
THE HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE PUSHING  
FARTHER TO THE EAST DURING TUESDAY WITH AREAS FROM THE OHIO  
VALLEY, NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES HAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR  
HIGHLY IMPACTFUL WEATHER. THIS IMPACTFUL WEATHER WILL LIKELY  
CONTINUE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND EXPAND  
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MID TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS  
ADDITION HEAVY RAINS, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING DEVELOP AHEAD OF  
THE NEXT STRONG SYSTEM TO PUSH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY MID  
WEEK.  
 
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS ALONG WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES  
AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT AN ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO,  
THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE REGION, SOUTH THROUGH MUCH OF NEW  
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TO SOUTHWEST TEXAS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE  
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS THESE AREA FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.  
 
LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WILL BE HANGING ON OVER THE NEXT TWO  
DAYS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ROCKIES AND GREAT  
BASIN FROM CENTRAL IDAHO, WESTERN MONTANA INTO WESTERN WYOMING,  
NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. WINTER STORM WARNINGS  
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS THESE  
AREAS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOW.  
 
MUCH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS  
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN, CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH HIGH  
TEMPERATURES 20 TO 25 DEGREES COLDER THAN AVERAGE. IN  
CONTRAST...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STRETCH  
ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS, EASTWARD TO THE EAST COAST. RECORD  
HIGH OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY  
MORNING FROM THE SOUTHEAST, THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS,  
UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. SCATTERED RECORD  
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM FAR  
SOUTH TEXAS, ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND INTO PORTIONS OF FLORIDA.  
 
ORAVEC  
 
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