570  
FXUS01 KWBC 010749  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
349 AM EDT TUE OCT 01 2024  
 
VALID 12Z TUE OCT 01 2024 - 12Z THU OCT 03 2024  
 
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF  
THE MID-ATLANTIC AND FLORIDA ON TUESDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A CRITICAL RISK OF FIRE WEATHER OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON TUESDAY...  
 
...THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER  
PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST...  
 
UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE OFF  
THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. LINGERING MOISTURE AND  
UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS  
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A MARGINAL RISK  
(LEVEL 1/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE  
LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, AFFECTING AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE  
RAPID RUNOFF WITH HEAVY RAIN.  
 
IN ADDITION, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF  
FLORIDA PRODUCING AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. THEREFORE, THE  
WPC HAS ISSUED A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL  
OVER PARTS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED  
HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING,  
AFFECTING AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE RAPID RUNOFF WITH HEAVY RAIN.  
 
MEANWHILE, A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS. ON  
TUESDAY, THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE LIGHT RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER  
GREAT LAKES AND BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, RAIN WILL EXPAND ALONG THE  
BOUNDARY FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. LIGHT RAIN  
MOVES INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY WEDNESDAY  
AND INTO THE NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN  
ADDITION, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF  
FLORIDA FROM TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
 
FURTHER, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN  
REGION INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL CREATE WARM AIR ASSOCIATED  
WITH DOWN-SLOPING AIR, STRONG GUST WIND, AND DRY FUELS, PROMPTING  
A CRITICAL RISK OF FIRE WEATHER OVER PARTS OF THE NORTH HIGH  
PLAINS ON TUESDAY.  
 
ELSEWHERE, A FRONT MOVING ONSHORE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL  
MOVE INLAND TO THE GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL  
PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON  
TUESDAY.  
 
MOREOVER, THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL  
CREATE HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE  
SOUTHWEST, RANGING FROM THE UPPER 90S TO 110S. LOW TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S, PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM  
THE HEAT OVERNIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES HAVE PROMPTED EXCESSIVE HEAT  
WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND  
THE SOUTHWEST.  
 
RECORD-BREAKING HEAT IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.  
REMEMBER, HEAT IS THE DEADLIEST WEATHER PHENOMENON IN THE U.S.!  
PEOPLE SPENDING MORE TIME OUTDOORS OR IN A BUILDING WITHOUT  
COOLING ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/HEAT AND CHECK LOCAL MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT  
WEBSITES FOR COOLING CENTER INFORMATION.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AT  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/BASICWX/BASICWX_NDFD.PHP  
 
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