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FXUS01 KWBC 151959
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
359 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
VALID 00Z WED APR 16 2025 - 00Z FRI APR 18 2025
..GUSTY WINDS IN NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC TODAY
...SNOW ACROSS LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY THEN NORTHERN ROCKIES ON
WEDNESDAY...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK RETURNS TO SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS/SOUTHWEST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY...
...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL U.S.; COOLER
IN THE EAST...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DOWNWIND OF THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
PERSIST ON THE BACKSIDE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW
YORK/ADIRONDACKS WHILE ELSEWHERE WILL LIKELY HAVE LOWER TOTALS.
WIND HAVE ALREADY BEGAN INCREASING UP OVER THE MIDWEST, NORTHEAST
AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND THERE ARE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC.
FURTHER WEST, SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, LEADING TO SOME MODERATE
IMPACTS FOR PARTS OF WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA INTO NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS HIGHLIGHTED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS STARTING
WEDNESDAY AS THE MILD, DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS PERSIST. THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE COOLER AIR BEHIND THE STRONG
COLD FRONT TONIGHT. IN CONTRAST, WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW STREAMING
INTO WEST AND CENTRAL U.S. SHOULD LEAD TO DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES
RISING 15-25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK, HOWEVER
EXISTING RECORDS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE TIED, OR BROKEN.
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