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FXUS01 KWBC 022002
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
401 PM EDT MON SEP 02 2024
VALID 00Z TUE SEP 03 2024 - 00Z THU SEP 05 2024
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...
..ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST BEGINS ON TUESDAY
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN AND
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
TROPICAL MOISTURE PRESENT OVER THE GULF WILL INTERACT WITH A FRONT
DRAPED ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PRODUCE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STORMS
WILL FOCUS OVER PORTIONS OF TEXAS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. THERE'S
A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY AS STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HIGH/EFFICIENT RAIN RATES IMPACT THE AREA. THE FOCUS FOR
SHOWERS AND STORMS SHIFTS TO THE GULF COAST AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY.
ELSEWHERE, AN AMPLIFYING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL SUPPORT WARMER AIR
TO FLOW INTO THE WEST THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO 100S
UP AND DOWN THE WEST COAST WILL REPRESENT +10-20 DEGREE DEPARTURES
FROM NORMAL. EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF WHAT WILL BE A HOT MID-END OF THE WEEK
FOR THE REGION. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WHERE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS PROPAGATING THROUGH THE REGION AND DRIER THAN NORMAL
CONDITIONS WILL COULD PROMOTE FIRES. TEMPERATURES REMAIN AROUND OR
BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. THIS WEEK BENEATH AN AREA OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST.
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