846  
FXUS01 KWBC 130758  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
357 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2024  
 
VALID 12Z THU JUN 13 2024 - 12Z SAT JUN 15 2024  
 
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/WESTERN OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND  
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
MID-ATLANTIC/NEW ENGLAND PLUS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON  
FRIDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF  
THE SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA ON THURSDAY AND A SLIGHT RISK OVER THE  
SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA ON FRIDAY...  
 
...THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS/WATCHES AND ADVISORIES OVER  
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL PLAINS, AND SOUTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS ON THURSDAY...  
 
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES, UPPER/MIDDLE  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND THEN WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL  
MOVE EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST COAST, MID-ATLANTIC, AND WESTWARD  
TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND CENTRAL PLAINS BY SATURDAY.  
THE BOUNDARY WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER  
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/WESTERN OHIO VALLEY.  
THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED AN ENHANCED RISK (LEVEL 3/5) OF  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY/WESTERN OHIO VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS  
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES. IN ADDITION,  
THERE WILL BE AN ADDED THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WIND GUSTS  
OF 65 KNOTS OR GREATER FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO WESTERN OHIO  
VALLEY. FURTHER, THERE WILL BE AN ADDED THREAT OF LARGE HAIL, TWO  
INCHES OR GREATER, FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE WESTERN OHIO  
VALLEY.  
 
ON FRIDAY, THE BOUNDARY MOVES EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST, PRODUCING  
SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
MID-ATLANTIC/NEW ENGLAND. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT  
RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC/NEW ENGLAND FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE  
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, AND A MINIMAL  
THREAT OF TORNADOES/ HAIL.  
 
IN ADDITION, ALONG THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT, SHOWERS AND  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH  
PLAINS. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS FROM  
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND  
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES. FURTHERMORE, THERE WILL BE AN  
ADDED THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WIND GUSTS OF 65 KNOTS OR  
GREATER FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. ON FRIDAY, THERE WILL ALSO  
BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY TO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  
 
MEANWHILE, ON THURSDAY, A STATIONARY FRONT WITH WAVES WILL EXTEND  
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND PARTS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND THE  
COMBINATION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA WILL  
PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS  
OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A MODERATE RISK  
(LEVEL 3/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE NUMEROUS AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING. FURTHERMORE, MANY STREAMS MAY FLOOD, POTENTIALLY  
AFFECTING LARGER RIVERS.  
 
ON FRIDAY, THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY  
OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN  
FLORIDA FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY  
RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH  
URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS THE MOST  
VULNERABLE.  
 
ELSEWHERE, ON FRIDAY, A FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE  
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND MOVE INLAND TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS, THE  
GREAT BASIN, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
AND NORTHERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY. MOREOVER,  
ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE  
PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.  
 
MOREOVER, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHWEST EASTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN, LEADING TO EXCESSIVE HEAT  
WARNINGS/WATCHES AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,  
SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL PLAINS, AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. RESIDENTS AND  
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MUST STAY INFORMED AND  
TAKE IMMEDIATE AND NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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