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FXUS01 KWBC 210757
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
255 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
VALID 12Z SAT FEB 21 2026 - 12Z MON FEB 23 2026
...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS
MORNING...
...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH
WINDS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
...UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PASSING OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL SUPPORT CONTINUED
SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. BY THIS
AFTERNOON, CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF, BUT
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER ALONG A WEAK SURFACE
BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND.
MEANWHILE, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO THE
SOUTHEAST COAST WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND
WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE CONSOLIDATES AND STRENGTHENS OVER THE
SOUTHEAST.
ON SUNDAY, THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHWARDS ALONG
THE EAST COAST, AND CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
INTENSIFICATION OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/LOW. THIS
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME AN IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM THAT WILL
BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BE FELT BY COASTAL
AREAS WHERE THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS AND STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE
FORECAST. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FROM NEW JERSEY INTO
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN
THESE AREAS, AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
IN ADDITION TO WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS, STRONG ONSHORE WINDS MAY
ALSO CAUSE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING, MOST LIKELY FROM COASTAL
DELAWARE TO LONG ISLAND.
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY QUIETER FOR THE
REST OF THE NATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGH PRESSURE
SUPPORTING DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. AND INTERIOR
WEST. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM SLOWLY
APPROACHES THE REGION. MODERATE PRECIPITATION (RAIN WITH HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW) IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY, AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON
AND OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
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