953  
FXUS01 KWBC 042028  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
428 PM EDT SUN AUG 04 2024  
 
VALID 00Z MON AUG 05 2024 - 00Z WED AUG 07 2024  
 
..TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE FLASH AND  
URBAN FLOODING, LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, AND STRONG WINDS  
ACROSS PORTIONS OF FLORIDA, THE EASTERN GULF COAST, AND  
SOUTHEAST...  
 
...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
EASTERN GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF  
THE FLORIDA GULF COAST ON SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY EVENING AND  
NORTHEAST, LOWER GREAT LAKES, OHIO VALLEY, AND INTO PARTS OF THE  
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON MONDAY...  
 
...THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS OVER PARTS OF  
CENTRAL/SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST AND HEAT  
ADVISORIES OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY† 
 
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE  
EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION, MAKING  
LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL  
OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION AND INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND  
SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE IS A THREAT OF A DANGEROUS, LIFE-THREATENING  
STORM SURGE ALONG A PORTION OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST. WITH THE  
HEAVY RAIN, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A HIGH RISK (LEVEL 4/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE FLORIDA S EASTERN GULF COAST AND  
SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SEVERE, WIDESPREAD FLASH  
FLOODING IS EXPECTED. AREAS THAT NORMALLY DO NOT EXPERIENCE FLASH  
FLOODING WILL FLOOD. LIVES AND PROPERTY ARE IN GREAT DANGER FROM  
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.  
 
MOREOVER, AS T. S. DEBBY MOVES CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND  
REGION, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A MODERATE RISK (LEVEL 3/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH HEAVY RAIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE NUMEROUS AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING. FURTHERMORE, MANY STREAMS MAY FLOOD, POTENTIALLY  
AFFECTING LARGER RIVERS. IN ADDITION, SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DEBBY OVER MOST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ON TUESDAY, THE SPC CONTINUES WITH A  
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA  
TO THE NORTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND THEN INTO SOUTHEASTERN  
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
 
MEANWHILE, A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE  
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THEN WESTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN  
PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND EASTWARD TO PARTS OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC/OHIO VALLEY AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE  
WESTERN END OF THE BOUNDARY WILL AID IN TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN  
HIGH PLAINS. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL  
2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS  
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A MINIMAL THREAT OF TORNADOES.  
 
ON MONDAY, AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EASTWARD, SHOWERS AND  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST,  
LOWER GREAT LAKES, OHIO VALLEY, AND INTO PARTS OF THE UPPER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
(LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST,  
LOWER GREAT LAKES, OHIO VALLEY, AND INTO PARTS OF THE UPPER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE  
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW  
TORNADOES.  
 
SIMILARLY, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN  
OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES TO THE UPPER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY 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.  
 
ON TUESDAY, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVE  
INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC TO  
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON TUESDAY. 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.  
 
ALSO, MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY,  
CREATING HEAVY RAIN. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
(LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST ON  
TUESDAY. 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.  
 
MEANWHILE, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHWEST TO  
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES,  
SPAWNING EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS OVER PARTS OF  
CENTRAL/SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA, AND THE SOUTHWEST. THE PROLONGED  
NATURE OF THE HEAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.  
THE DEVELOPING HIGH-PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST  
WILL MAINTAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE REGION AS WINDS  
INCREASE AND MONSOONAL MOISTURE BRINGS THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING AND  
NEW POTENTIAL WILDFIRES.  
 
FURTHER, INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH  
HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN MAJOR TO EXTREME HEATRISK.  
 
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