581  
FXUS01 KWBC 161912  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
311 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2024  
 
VALID 00Z MON JUN 17 2024 - 00Z WED JUN 19 2024  
 
...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST, ALONG  
WITH SEVERE WEATHER...  
 
...BURGEONING HEAT WAVE FOR THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY  
AND NORTHEAST STARTING MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK...  
 
...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR THE CENTRAL AND  
NORTHWEST GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY...  
 
...LATE-SEASON WET SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY...  
 
A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN IS IN STORE FOR THE LOWER 48 THIS WEEK WHICH  
WILL FEATURE A VARIETY OF WEATHER HAZARDS:  
 
--> HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING: TWO AREAS ARE NOTED FOR THE  
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING/HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH SEVERE WEATHER.  
THE FIRST OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AS MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN  
PUSH THROUGH THE DAKOTAS INTO MINNESOTA, WHERE THERE IS A MODERATE  
RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL (CENTRAL MN) AND A SLIGHT RISK OF  
SEVERE WEATHER (PER SPC) ON MONDAY (NEBRASKA NORTHWARD TO MN). THE  
SECOND WILL BE NEAR THE GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL  
SURGE NORTHWARD AND WESTWARD FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WESTWARD INTO  
TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY (AND INTO WEDNESDAY), INCLUDING IN AND  
AROUND THE HOUSTON METRO AREA. IN ADDITION, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE  
CENTER IS MONITORING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR POSSIBLE  
FUTURE TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
 
--> RISING TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHEASTERN 1/4 OF THE CONUS  
WILL APPROACH AND EXCEED RECORD HIGHS (INCLUDING RECORD WARM  
OVERNIGHT LOWS) OVER THE MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST  
MON/TUE (AND BEYOND). HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE  
90S FOR MANY AREAS, WITH UPPER 90S POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER  
ELEVATIONS IN THE EAST ON TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS MAY ONLY DROP  
INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S, OFFERING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE  
HEAT. THE EXPERIMENTAL HEATRISK OUTLOOKS SHOWS MAJOR TO EXTREME  
LEVELS FOR MANY AREAS, OWING TO THE DURATION OF THE UPCOMING HEAT  
WAVE. THIS IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE RECORD COOL TEMPERATURES  
SUNDAY MORNING OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.  
 
--> COOL AND SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPACTING PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN ROCKIES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A BROADER UPPER  
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW  
NORMAL FOR MID-JUNE, AND EVEN NEAR RECORD COLD FOR THE DATE. THE  
SNOW WILL BE LIMITED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN MONTANA (ESPECIALLY  
ABOVE 7000FT), BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY EVEN DOWN TO 5000FT  
OR SO. THIS HEAVY AND WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND  
POWER OUTAGES, AND WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS SOME  
OF THE PASSES.  
 
--> HOT/DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL  
RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO, ESPECIALLY  
OVER NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH, AND INTO WESTERN NEW  
MEXICO. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THESE REGIONS  
PER SPC, WITH A BROADER ELEVATED RISK FOR MUCH OF THE FOUR CORNERS  
AND EVEN INTO THE SACRAMENTO/SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ON MONDAY.  
 
FRACASSO  
 
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