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FXUS01 KWBC 060739
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
238 AM EST FRI FEB 06 2026
VALID 12Z FRI FEB 06 2026 - 12Z SUN FEB 08 2026
...CLIPPER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW, HIGH WINDS, AND DANGEROUSLY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO THE GREAT LAKES EAST THROUGH THE
NORTHEAST/APPALACHIANS INTO THE WEEKEND...
...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST SATURDAY...
...WARMER-THAN-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE SET TO CONTINUE FOR THE
WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS...
A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM SWEEPING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO
THE NORTHEAST/APPALACHIANS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY. MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE
1-3 INCH RANGE, BUT SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
DOWNWIND OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AS WELL AS THROUGH THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO COASTAL
NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY, WITH SOME MODERATE AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 4-5
INCHES POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM
PASSAGE, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY THROUGH
THE MID-ATLANTIC. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS MAY REMAIN LIGHT FOR MANY
LOCATIONS, THE GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE MAY
LEAD TO SOME SNOW SQUALLS BRINGING QUICK BURSTS OF INTENSE,
BLOWING SNOW AND SUDDENLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN
ADDITION, BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT,
WITH FORECAST HIGHS SATURDAY DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS,
TEENS, AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND STRONG
WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS -30 TO
PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST/NEW ENGLAND AND AS LOW AS THE
NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A
LIFE-THREATENING RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED
SKIN.
A SERIES OF PACIFIC SYSTEMS WILL BRING A FLOW OF INCREASED
MOISTURE/ATMOSPHERIC RIVER INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY AND TO
THE REST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OLYMPICS IN
WASHINGTON WHERE SOME ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES WILL SEE SOME SNOWFALL. THE MOISTURE
WILL SPREAD FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LATER SATURDAY AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY
WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SNOW INTO THE
MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE, SOME WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER SATURDAY AND INTO EARLY
SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST/WEST TEXAS AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING UPPER-LOW.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COLD MORE BROADLY ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS. FORECAST HIGHS
GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE 20S AND 30S FOR THE OHIO VALLEY, 40S AND
50S IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND 60S INTO FLORIDA. MEANWHILE, AN
AMPLIFIED UPPER-RIDGE TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
U.S. THE GREATEST ANOMALIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN TO CENTRAL PLAINS AS HIGHS RISE INTO THE 50S, 60S, AND
EVEN LOW 70S, UPWARDS OF 30-40 DEGREES ABOVE EARLY FEBRUARY
AVERAGES. FORECAST HIGHS FOR THE INTERIOR WEST RANGE IN THE 40S TO
LOW 60S, WITH 60S, 70S, AND EVEN SOME 80S FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEST THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST AND INTO CALIFORNIA. THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL BE CLOSER TO AVERAGE AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES
IN, WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 50S. THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL SEE
A COLDER FRIDAY WITH 20S AND 30S NORTH AND 40S AND 50S SOUTH.
CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE SATURDAY WITH HIGHS 10-15 DEGREES WARMER.
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