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FXUS01 KWBC 170807  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
407 AM EDT WED JUL 17 2024  
 
VALID 12Z WED JUL 17 2024 - 12Z FRI JUL 19 2024  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE MID-ATLANTIC TO NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY AND OVER THE  
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON THURSDAY...  
 
...THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS/WATCHES AND HEAT ADVISORIES  
OVER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN  
PLAINS TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/SOUTHEAST, AND NEW ENGLAND  
COAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...  
 
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES/OHIO VALLEY ACROSS  
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE  
SLOWLY OFF THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY. ALSO,  
ON FRIDAY, THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BOUNDARY WILL LINGER NEAR THE  
SOUTHEAST AND ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. THE BOUNDARY WILL  
PRODUCE SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN  
NEW ENGLAND TO THE MID-ATLANTIC. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS AND A MINIMAL THREAT FOR  
HAIL AND TORNADOES.  
 
IN ADDITION, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE HEAVY RAIN  
OVER PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH THURSDAY 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.  
 
A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER  
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THEREFORE,  
THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL  
OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH  
THURSDAY 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.  
 
MOREOVER, A THIRD AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE  
BOUNDARY OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS/SOUTHERN  
ROCKIES THROUGH THURSDAY 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.  
 
FURTHERMORE, MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL  
PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN  
AND SOUTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING. ADDITIONALLY, ON  
WEDNESDAY, UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSES AND TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST.  
 
ON THURSDAY, AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD, SHOWERS AND STRONG  
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN  
MID-ATLANTIC. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL  
1/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE  
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, AND A MINIMAL THREAT OF  
HAIL AND TORNADOES.  
 
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF  
THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT  
RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN  
MID-ATLANTIC FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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.  
 
A SECOND AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AS MOISTURE  
INTERACTS WITH UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSES. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED  
A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC FROM THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS  
ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND  
A MINIMAL THREAT OF TORNADOES.  
 
LIKEWISE, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE HEAVY RAIN  
OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED  
A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHERN ROCKIES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, LOW-LYING AREAS,  
AND BURN SCARS THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
MEANWHILE, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST,  
SPAWNING HEAT ADVISORIES OVER THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY INTO  
FRIDAY. MOREOVER, A FLAT UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE  
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND  
SOUTHEAST WILL AID IN CREATING A MAJOR TO EXTREME HEATRISK FOR THE  
EAST COAST PART OF THE COUNTRY. THE HEAT HAS PROMPTED EXCESSIVE  
HEAT WARNINGS/WATCHES AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/SOUTHEAST. A  
SECOND AREA OF HEAT HAS PROMPTED EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS/WATCHES  
AND HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO PARTS OF  
NEW ENGLAND. ON WEDNESDAY, THE NEAR-RECORD TEMPERATURES AND HIGH  
HUMIDITY SUGGEST MAJOR TO EXTREME HEATRISK CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS  
OF THE EAST. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY HEAT,  
PARTICULARLY FOR URBAN AREAS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST COAST, ARE  
FORECAST. MANY DAILY RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST COAST,  
AND NUMEROUS WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM  
THE HEAT OVERNIGHT. HEAT STRESS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY FOR THOSE  
WITHOUT ADEQUATE COOLING OR HYDRATION. HOWEVER, A STRONG COLD  
FRONT WILL BRING RELIEF AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN  
U.S. FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED  
BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST.  
 
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