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FXUS01 KWBC 020831
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
330 AM EST MON FEB 02 2026
VALID 12Z MON FEB 02 2026 - 12Z WED FEB 04 2026
...EXTREME COLD/FREEZE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF FLORIDA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA/ALABAMA,
PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA BEFORE A
GRADUAL MODERATING TREND SETS IN...
...A SERIES OF ALBERTA CLIPPERS WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY, AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW/WINTRY MIX ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
...A FRONTAL WAVE WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY, SPREADING EAST INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING...
WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE INTENSE CYCLONE RESPONSIBLE FOR DUMPING
MORE THAN A FOOT OF HEAVY SNOW THAT IS RARELY SEEN NEAR THE COAST
OF NORTH CAROLINA, ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENGULFING MUCH OF THE
EASTERN U.S., THE SOUTH, AND ESPECIALLY FLORIDA. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN AN EXTREMELY RARE SITUATION IN WHICH IT IS COLDER
ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE THAN OVER MONTANA IN THE DEPTH OF
WINTER. EXTREME COLD/FREEZE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF FLORIDA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA/ALABAMA,
PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BRING MILDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
INTO THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY FEBRUARY OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WHILE A
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES
TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE, MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S. WILL REMAIN QUIET WEATHERWISE
WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHERE RAIN FROM THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM ARRIVE
TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. A SERIES OF ALBERTA CLIPPERS
WILL FORM DOWNSTREAM AND BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR WINTRY MIX
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LIGHT
SNOW WILL ALSO BE FOUND ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEAD CLIPPER SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY THE ARRIVAL
OF AN ARCTIC FRONT ON TUESDAY. MEANWHILE, THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASINGLY ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH DUE TO
CLEARING SKIES AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS AS THE CLIPPERS TRACK FARTHER
TO THE EAST.
A WEAK JET STREAM WAVE, WILL TRACK ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND TRIGGER
THE FORMATION OF A FRONTAL WAVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LATE TODAY. THIS WILL HELP TO DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE GULF TOWARD
THE ARKLATEX REGION ON TUESDAY WITH INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE FRONTAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TO MEET WITH AN REINFORCING SURGE
OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES. THIS SHOULD HELP DEVELOP AN
AREA OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY LATER ON TUESDAY, ACROSS
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY TUESDAY EVENING, REACHING INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC TUESDAY NIGHT, AND BEGINNING TO MOVE OFF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH
AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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