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SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
222 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
VALID 00Z SAT MAR 28 2026 - 00Z MON MAR 30 2026
...A COOL DOWN OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS AND EASTERN U.S. WILL OCCUR
BEHIND A COLD FRONT PASSAGE, WHILE THE WEST CONTINUES TO FEEL
ABOVE AVERAGE WARMTH...
...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL
U.S., AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST...
...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
INTO THE WEEKEND...
AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHEAST, COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO MUCH
OF EASTERN U.S. THE OVERALL HIGHS IN THESE AREAS WILL BE BETWEEN
40S AND 60S, WITH 20S AND 30S WITHIN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST. OVER
WESTERN U.S., GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OF MOSTLY 70S
AND 80S WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND, WITH PARTS OF
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SEEING TEMPERATURES IN THE 100S. ON SUNDAY,
WARMER TEMPERATURES PUSH EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL U.S. AND PARTS OF
EASTERN U.S., BRINGING 15-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
A SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OVER MUCH OF THE PLAINS,
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEY OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST/SOUTHEAST, POST-FRONTAL CONDITIONS
WILL BRING ELEVATED/CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP OVER SOME PARTS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO,
OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, AND KANSAS. IN ADDITION, STRONG DRY NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH GUST UP TO 20-25 MPH. FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS
AND DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. RED FLAG
WARNINGS, WIND ADVISORIES, AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE SOUTHEAST,
FAVORABLE FIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT, AND ACCORDINGLY LOCAL
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES HAVE ISSUED RED FLAG WATCHES.
THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BY SATURDAY,
BRINGING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE MID-ATLANTIC. AS THE FRONT MOVES
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST, MODEST LIFT AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF FLORIDA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY. OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS
MOMENT.
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST/NORTHERN ROCKIES BY SUNDAY, BRINGING CHANGES FOR HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE COLD
AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL REINFORCE SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE
PASSES IN WASHINGTON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
MAY REACH UP TO 4 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OVER THE CASCADES
AND LEWIS RANGE.
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