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FXUS06 KWBC 042001  
PMDMRD  
PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION FOR 6 TO 10 AND 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOKS  
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK, MD  
300 PM EST WED FEBRUARY 04 2026  
 
6-10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR FEB 10 - 14 2026  
 
TODAY'S ENSEMBLE MODEL MEANS DEPICT A 500-HPA FLOW PATTERN SIMILAR TO  
YESTERDAY'S, WITH AN ANOMALOUS MEAN RIDGE CENTERED NEAR NORTHERN QUEBEC AND THE  
DAVIS STRAIT WHICH EXTENDS SOUTHWARD INTO ABOVE-NORMAL 500HPA HEIGHTS OVER MOST  
OF THE EASTERN CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (CONUS). MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED  
TO BE CLOSER TO NORMAL OVER THE NORTHEAST THAN THE INTERIOR EASTERN CONUS DUE  
TO THE PROXIMITY OF NEGATIVE MID-LEVEL HEIGHT ANOMALIES CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF  
ATLANTIC CANADA. MEANWHILE, A MEAN RIDGE IS CENTERED IN THE CENTRAL NORTH  
PACIFIC, AND SUBNORMAL 500-HPA HEIGHTS PREVAIL FARTHER NORTH FROM SIBERIA  
ACROSS ALASKA, WITH A REFLECTION EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN NORTH  
AMERICA. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS MEAN 500-HPA PATTERN WILL BE MASKING A  
VARIABLE PATTERN UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE 6-10 DAY  
PERIOD. THE NEGATIVE 500-HPA HEIGHTS ACROSS ALASKA ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY  
RETREAT NORTHWESTWARD BY MOST GUIDANCE AS THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE  
BUILDS NORTHWARD INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND POSSIBLY SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA.  
DOWNSTREAM, THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CONUS IS EXPECTED TO PUSH  
EASTWARD AND WEAKEN, ALLOWING MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS THERE TO REBOUND BRIEFLY BEFORE  
ANOTHER TROUGH PUSHES TOWARD THE REGION BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. FARTHER EAST,  
THE MID-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN CONUS WEAKENS AS THE REMNANTS OF THE  
WESTERN CONUS MID-LEVEL TROUGH MOVE EASTWARD, BRIEFLY ESTABLISHING BELOW-NORMAL  
HEIGHTS ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS BY DAY 10 (FEB 14). HOWEVER, AS THE 500-HPA  
PATTERN UNDERGOES THESE CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PERIOD, POSITIVE 500-HPA  
HEIGHT ANOMALIES PERSIST AROUND THE DAVIS STRAIT AND NORTHERN QUEBEC, POSSIBLY  
WEAKENING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD.  
 
PREDICTED RIDGING CENTERED ACROSS THE INTERIOR EASTERN CONUS FAVORS  
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM THE GREAT BASIN AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST EASTWARD  
THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST AND MOST OF THE APPALACHIANS, WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF  
ANOMALOUS WARMTH EXCEEDING 80 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ADJACENT GREAT PLAINS. GUIDANCE WAS LESS CONSISTENT  
ALONG THE WESTERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF THE CONUS WHERE A VARIABLE 500-HPA  
HEIGHT PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED. THE RAW ENSEMBLE MEAN OUTPUT FAVORS BELOW-NORMAL  
MEAN TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST, AS WELL AS  
ACROSS THE WEST COAST STATES. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE REFORECASTS FAVOR NEAR- OR  
SLIGHTLY ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THESE REGIONS, WHILE THE BIAS-CORRECTED  
OUTPUT ESSENTIALLY SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE. TODAY'S FORECAST IS A COMPROMISE OF  
THESE TOOLS, WITH SLIGHTLY ENHANCED CHANCES FOR SUBNORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURES IN  
PARTS OF THE UPPER MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST, AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
NEAR THE WEST COAST. FARTHER NORTHWEST, COLDER THAN NORMAL WEATHER IS FAVORED  
OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAINLAND ALASKA NEAR THE MOST NEGATIVE  
500-HPA HEIGHT DEPARTURES WHILE SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW FROM THE NORTH  
PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHEASTERN  
PARTS OF THE STATE. ACROSS HAWAII, WITH A STRONG MID-LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED TO  
THE NORTH, ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE STRONGLY FAVORED, CONSISTENT WITH THE  
CONSOLIDATION.  
 
WITH CYCLONIC MID-LEVEL FLOW EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN CONUS BOTH EARLY AND  
LATE IN THE PERIOD, ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS FAVORED, WITH THE CHANCES  
EXCEEDING 60 PERCENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA, JUST EAST OF  
THE GREATEST NEGATIVE 500-HPA HEIGHT ANOMALIES. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE  
REFORECAST TOOLS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE (ECENS) AND GEFS. THE  
RAW MODEL OUTPUT IS NOT AS BULLISH WITH PRECIPITATION IN THIS REGION, BUT THE  
REFORECAST OUTPUT IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE PREDICTED 500-HPA CIRCULATION  
EVOLUTION. MEANWHILE, THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH INITIALLY IN THE WESTERN CONUS  
SLIDES EASTWARD AND WEAKENS AS IT ERODES 500-HPA HEIGHTS OVER THE EASTERN  
CONUS. THIS WOULD PULL A SURFACE STORM SYSTEM AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY  
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN CONUS, LEADING TO ENHANCED  
ODDS OF ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION STRETCHING FROM THE WEST COAST  
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MOST OF THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS THROUGH THE GREAT  
LAKES, UPPER SOUTH, APPALACHIANS, MID-ATLANTIC, AND NORTHEAST. THE BEST ODDS  
FOR SURPLUS PRECIPITATION OUTSIDE THE FAR WEST (40 TO 50 PERCENT) STRETCH  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALVES OF THE PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, THE GREAT  
LAKES, AND MOST OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS,  
NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE POTENTIAL TRACK OF A LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND  
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM. INCREASED CHANCES FOR BELOW-NORMAL PRECIPITATION ARE  
LIMITED TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND SOME AREAS NEAR THE GULF COAST, WELL SOUTH  
OF THE POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM. THE MID-LEVEL PATTERN ACROSS ALASKA SHOULD BE  
FAIRLY ACTIVE, LEADING TO INCREASED ODDS FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION, WITH  
CHANCES EXCEEDING 50 PERCENT IN A SWATH ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN AND  
SOUTH-CENTRAL PARTS OF MAINLAND ALASKA. FARTHER SOUTH, MOST GUIDANCE FAVORS  
ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS HAWAII, AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS  
SUIT, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE ISLAND CHAIN.  
 
THE OFFICIAL 6-10 DAY 500-HPA HEIGHT BLEND CONSISTS OF 25% OF TODAY'S 6Z GFS  
ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 8, 20% OF TODAY'S OPERATIONAL 6Z GFS CENTERED ON  
DAY 8, 20% OF TODAY'S 0Z EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 8, 30% OF  
TODAY'S OPERATIONAL 0Z ECMWF CENTERED ON DAY 8, AND 5% OF TODAY'S 0Z CANADIAN  
ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 8  
 
 
FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 6-10 DAY PERIOD: ABOVE AVERAGE, 4 OUT OF 5, DUE TO  
EXCELLENT MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE MEAN 500-HPA PATTERN, TEMPERED BY SOME  
UNCERTAINTY IN DAY-TO-DAY EVOLUTION, ALONG WITH AREAS OF INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN  
THE RAW AND STATISTICALLY-ADJUSTED ENSEMBLE FORECASTS.  
 
8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR FEB 12 - 18 2026  
 
A HIGH-AMPLITUDE MEAN MID-LEVEL PATTERN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE DURING WEEK-2.  
SIMILAR TO THE 6-10 DAY PERIOD, A PERSISTENT MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BE  
CENTERED NEAR NORTHERN QUEBEC OR THE DAVIS STRAIT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST  
THROUGHOUT WEEK-2. ELSEWHERE, GUIDANCE INDICATES A MORE VARIABLE AND  
PROGRESSIVE 500-HPA PATTERN EVEN THOUGH THE MEAN 500-HPA HEIGHT FIELD FOR THE  
6-10 DAY PERIOD IS VERY SIMILAR TO WEEK-2 OVER MOST OF NORTH AMERICA. LOOKING  
AT THE DAILY PROGRESSION OF FEATURES, A MID-LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG  
TOWARD AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE WESTERN CONUS, MAINTAINING A FAVORABLE SET-UP  
FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION. FARTHER EAST, THE PERIOD STARTS WITH WEAKLY  
BELOW-NORMAL 500-HPA HEIGHTS OVER THE EASTERN CONUS, BUT WITH TIME, THE  
MID-LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE WEST LEADS TO DOWNSTREAM 500-HPA HEIGHT  
INCREASES OVER THE EASTERN CONUS. BY THE END OF WEEK-2, THE HEIGHT FIELD ACROSS  
THE CONUS LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION AT THE START OF THE 6-10 DAY PERIOD,  
WITH MID-LEVEL TROUGHING IN THE WEST AND A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE IN THE EAST. IT IS  
UNCERTAIN HOW AMPLIFIED THIS PATTERN WILL BE AS WEEK-2 WINDS DOWN, BUT IT  
MAINTAINS A FAVORABLE SET-UP FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER MUCH OF  
THE CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHEASTERN CONUS. ACROSS ALASKA, THE CENTRAL NORTH  
PACIFIC MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD NORTHWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD SLOWLY  
PUSHING 500-HPA HEIGHTS TOWARD OR ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF WEEK-2. THE  
EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN IS SLOWER TO INCREASE ALASKAN HEIGHTS THAN THE GEFS AND  
CANADIAN ENSEMBLE MEANS, BUT THE DIFFERENCE DOESN'T CHANGE THE SENSIBLE WEATHER  
FORECAST MUCH. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHWESTERN AND  
SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA SLOWLY WINDS DOWN WITH TIME WHILE PRECIPITATION INCREASES  
OVER SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE, NEAR THE 500-HPA TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE  
WEST. ACROSS HAWAII, MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS DECLINE A LITTLE AS THE CENTRAL NORTH  
PACIFIC RIDGE BUILDS NORTHWESTWARD, BUT THE REGIME IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WARMER  
AND WETTER THAN NORMAL.  
 
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE EAST  
COAST. THE RAW AND BIAS-CORRECTED OUTPUT FROM THE ENSEMBLES SHOW BELOW-NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES LINGERING ACROSS THE WEST AND PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST, WHEREAS  
CALIBRATED REFORECAST OUTPUT FAVORS SOMEWHAT ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THOSE  
AREAS. THE FORECAST IS A COMPROMISE, EXPANDING THE AREA IN THE WEST WHERE BELOW  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED, AND REDUCING THE ODDS FOR ABOVE-NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES IN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. ACROSS MOST OF THE  
CONUS, HOWEVER, TOOLS UNAMBIGUOUSLY FAVOR WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER, AS DOES  
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST. THE LIKELIHOOD OF ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXCEEDS 70  
PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS, LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND SOME  
ADJACENT AREAS. MEANWHILE, BELOW-NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURES ARE MORE LIKELY  
ACROSS MOST OF ALASKA, WITH ODDS TOPPING 50 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN  
MAINLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MODERATE TOWARD THE END OF THE  
PERIOD UNDER RISING HEIGHTS. FARTHER SOUTH, WEST OF HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE AND  
SOUTH OF A STRONG MID-LEVEL RIDGE, ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY  
FAVORED ACROSS HAWAII.  
 
AN ACTIVE PATTERN REMAINS FAVORED FOR THE WESTERN CONUS WITH A POTENT 500-HPA  
TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE REGION AFTER THE INITIAL FEATURE PUSHES EAST AND  
WEAKENS. MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL BRIEFLY AT THE  
OUTSET OF WEEK-2 BEFORE THE SECOND MID-LEVEL TROUGH ENCROACHES ON THE REGION,  
QUICKLY INCREASING THE ODDS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. TODAY'S  
GUIDANCE IS NOT QUITE AS ROBUST AS YESTERDAY'S WITH PRECIPITATION TOTALS IN THE  
WEST, BUT STILL, CHANCES FOR UNUSUALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TOTALS EXCEED 50  
PERCENT ACROSS A BROAD AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WEST COAST  
STATES. FARTHER EAST, UNDER CYCLONIC MID-LEVEL FLOW BETWEEN THE MID-LEVEL MEAN  
TROUGH IN THE WEST AND ELEVATED MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS OVER THE EAST, A  
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE TENNESSEE AND  
LOWER OHIO VALLEYS, INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THE ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE  
PATTERN MAY TRIGGER PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THIS REGION, AND THE  
ENSEMBLE MEANS ALL SHOW HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FALLING ON THIS REGION COMPARED  
TO OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN CONUS. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A 50 TO 60  
PERCENT CHANCE FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION THERE DURING WEEK-2, WITH ODDS OF  
40 TO 50 PERCENT MAINTAINED ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY AND  
THE OHIO VALLEY. ONLY AREAS NEAR THE GULF COAST AND ON THE FLORIDA PENINSULA  
HAVE ENHANCED CHANCES FOR BELOW-NORMAL PRECIPITATION, CONSISTENT WITH RAW AND  
REFORECAST ENSEMBLE OUTPUT, AND WITH A STORM TRACK SETTING UP WELL TO THE  
NORTH. ACROSS ALASKA, THE ACTIVE PATTERN OVER THE MAINLAND SHOULD SLOWLY WIND  
DOWN LATER WEEK-2, RESULTING IN A 40 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR ABOVE-NORMAL  
PRECIPITATION FOR THE PERIOD AS A WHOLE IN MUCH OF THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND IN  
A SWATH FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN TO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND. NEAR NORMAL  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE, ALTHOUGH TOTALS  
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATER IN THE PERIOD.  
CONSISTENT WITH MID-LEVEL FEATURES AND THE CONSOLIDATION, ABOVE-NORMAL  
PRECIPITATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORED ACROSS HAWAII, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN  
ISLANDS.  
 
THE OFFICIAL 8-14 DAY 500-HPA HEIGHT BLEND CONSISTS OF: 30% OF TODAY'S 6Z GFS  
ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 11, 15% OF TODAY'S OPERATIONAL 6Z GFS CENTERED ON  
DAY 11, 40% OF TODAY'S 0Z EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 11, AND 15% OF  
TODAY'S 0Z CANADIAN ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 11  
 
FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 8-14 DAY PERIOD: AVERAGE, 3 OUT OF 5, WITH GOOD  
MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE MEAN 500-HPA PATTERN TEMPERED BY UNCERTAINTIES IN THE  
DETAILS OF PATTERN EVOLUTION, REGIONAL INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE RAW AND  
STATISTICALLY-ADJUSTED ENSEMBLE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FORECASTS, AND  
THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTY OF A VARIABLE, PROGRESSIVE REGIME.  
 
FORECASTER: RICH TINKER  
 
NOTES:  
 
THE NOTATION FOR THE CATEGORICAL FORECAST INDICATED ON THE MAPS IS  
THE SAME AS THAT IN THE TABLES: A-ABOVE N-NEAR NORMAL B-BELOW  
 
THE TEMPERATURE MAP SHOWS REGIONS WITH > 33% CHANCE OF BEING WARMER  
(ORANGE, "A"), COLDER (BLUE, "B"), OR CLOSE TO (GRAY, "N") NORMAL.  
LABELS ON THE SHADED LINES GIVE THE PROBABILITY (> 33%) OF THE MORE  
LIKELY CATEGORY (B OR A). PROBABILITY OF N IS ALWAYS < 40%.  
 
THE PRECIPITATION MAP SHOWS REGIONS WITH > 33% CHANCE OF BEING  
WETTER (GREEN, "A"), DRIER (TAN, "B"), OR CLOSE TO (GRAY, "N")  
NORMAL. LABELS ON THE SHADED LINES GIVE THE PROBABILITY (> 33%) OF  
THE MORE LIKELY CATEGORY (B OR A). PROBABILITY OF N IS ALWAYS < 40%.  
 
IN THE SOUTHWEST AND OTHER CLIMATOLOGICALLY DRY REGIONS - THERE WILL  
BE A GREATER THAN 33.3% CHANCE OF NO PRECIPITATION AND OCCASIONALLY  
EVEN A NORMAL (I.E. MEDIAN) VALUE OF ZERO - ESPECIALLY DURING THE DRY  
SEASONS. IN SUCH CASES A FORECAST OF NEAR NORMAL IS EFFECTIVELY A  
FORECAST OF LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION.  
 
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER USES 1991-2020 BASE PERIOD MEANS AS  
REFERENCE IN THE CLIMATE OUTLOOKS.  
 
THE NEXT SET OF LONG-LEAD MONTHLY AND SEASONAL OUTLOOKS WILL BE RELEASED ON  
FEBRUARY 19.  
 
ANALOGS TO THE 5 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 3 DAYS AGO (D-3)  
FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE  
INCLUDE THE 5 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:  
20100216 - 20030125 - 20160209 - 20210115 - 19950205  
 
ANALOGS TO THE 7 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 4 DAYS AGO (D-4)  
FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE  
INCLUDE THE 7 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:  
20100216 - 20160211 - 20030126 - 19950205 - 20160121  
 
6-10 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE  
OUTLOOK FOR FEB 10 - 14 2026  
 
STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN  
WASHINGTON A A OREGON N A NRN CALIF N A  
SRN CALIF N A IDAHO A A NEVADA A A  
W MONTANA A A E MONTANA A A WYOMING A A  
UTAH A A ARIZONA A A COLORADO A A  
NEW MEXICO A A N DAKOTA A A S DAKOTA A A  
NEBRASKA A A KANSAS A A OKLAHOMA A A  
N TEXAS A A S TEXAS A N W TEXAS A A  
MINNESOTA A A IOWA A A MISSOURI A A  
ARKANSAS A A LOUISIANA A N WISCONSIN A A  
ILLINOIS A A MISSISSIPPI A N MICHIGAN A A  
INDIANA A A OHIO A A KENTUCKY A A  
TENNESSEE A A ALABAMA A N NEW YORK N A  
VERMONT N A NEW HAMP B A MAINE A N  
MASS B N CONN B A RHODE IS B N  
PENN A A NEW JERSEY B A W VIRGINIA A A  
MARYLAND N A DELAWARE B A VIRGINIA A A  
N CAROLINA A A S CAROLINA A A GEORGIA A N  
FL PNHDL A B FL PENIN A B AK N SLOPE B A  
AK ALEUTIAN N A AK WESTERN B A AK INT BSN B A  
AK S INT N A AK SO COAST N A AK PNHDL A A  
 
 
 
8-14 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE  
OUTLOOK FOR FEB 12 - 18 2026  
 
STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN  
WASHINGTON N A OREGON N A NRN CALIF B A  
SRN CALIF B A IDAHO A A NEVADA N A  
W MONTANA A A E MONTANA A A WYOMING A A  
UTAH A A ARIZONA A A COLORADO A A  
NEW MEXICO A A N DAKOTA A A S DAKOTA A A  
NEBRASKA A A KANSAS A A OKLAHOMA A N  
N TEXAS A N S TEXAS A N W TEXAS A N  
MINNESOTA A A IOWA A A MISSOURI A A  
ARKANSAS A A LOUISIANA A N WISCONSIN A A  
ILLINOIS A A MISSISSIPPI A N MICHIGAN A A  
INDIANA A A OHIO A A KENTUCKY A A  
TENNESSEE A A ALABAMA A N NEW YORK A A  
VERMONT A A NEW HAMP A A MAINE A A  
MASS A A CONN A A RHODE IS A A  
PENN A A NEW JERSEY A A W VIRGINIA A A  
MARYLAND A A DELAWARE A A VIRGINIA A A  
N CAROLINA A A S CAROLINA A A GEORGIA A N  
FL PNHDL A B FL PENIN A B AK N SLOPE B A  
AK ALEUTIAN N N AK WESTERN B A AK INT BSN B A  
AK S INT B A AK SO COAST B N AK PNHDL B A  
 
LEGEND  
TEMPS WITH RESPECT TO NORMAL PCPN WITH RESPECT TO MEDIAN  
A - ABOVE N - NEAR NORMAL A - ABOVE N - NEAR MEDIAN  
B - BELOW B - BELOW  
 
THE FORECAST CLASSES REPRESENT AVERAGES FOR EACH STATE. NORMAL  
VALUES - WHICH MAY VARY WIDELY ACROSS SOME STATES - ARE  
AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.  
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESSAGE FXUS06 KWBC - ON AWIPS AS  
PMDMRD.  
 
 
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