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FXUS01 KWBC 280812
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SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
411 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
VALID 12Z SAT MAR 28 2026 - 12Z MON MAR 30 2026
... A CHILLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN U.S. WILL
TRANSITION INTO A MILDER PATTERN BY THE START OF THE WORK WEEK...
... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE PLAINS AND
SOUTHEAST FOR SATURDAY...
... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING BLUSTERY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND...
EARLY RISERS THIS SATURDAY MORNING WILL SEE COOL TEMPERATURES FOR
LATE MARCH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL INTO THE 20S AND 30S ACROSS THE MIDWEST, OHIO VALLEY, AND THE
NORTHEAST AS A COOL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM RESIDES OVER THE REGION.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE 50S AND 60S ACROSS THE SOUTH AND
COOL NORTHWARDS INTO THE 40S AND 50S FOR THE OHIO VALLEY. EXPECT
ANOTHER COOL MORNING ON SUNDAY AS LOWS DROP ONCE AGAIN INTO THE
40S FOR THE SOUTH AND 30S AND A COLDER 30S AND 20S FARTHER NORTH
ALONG THE EAST COAST. THE FORECAST STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE APPALACHIANS MAY ALSO LEAD TO IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR
EFFECTIVE RADIATIONAL COOLING. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY
BY MONDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TO NEAR NORMAL AND
EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN THE 60S AND 70S FOR MUCH OF THE EAST TO START THE WORK WEEK.
THE WEST WILL REMAIN WARM, AROUND 15-20 DEGREES WARMER THAN
AVERAGE, WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM NEAR 100 IN THE DESERTS TO 70S
ACROSS THE INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION. THE PLAINS WILL SEE THE BIGGEST
WARM-UP OF TEMPERATURES AS THE THERMOMETER SOARS INTO THE MIDDLE
80S ON SUNDAY AND THE UPPER 80S BY MONDAY. THIS IS COURTESY OF A
MILDER PACIFIC AIR MASS ENTERING THE REGION.
NUMEROUS RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND THE SOUTHEAST FOR SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST INTO
THE 25-40 MPH RANGE FOR AREAS IN A RED FLAG WARNING ATOP LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN A POST-FRONTAL AIR MASS. THIS WILL PROMOTE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE SPREAD AND BURNING SHOULD TRY TO BE
AVOIDED.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL IN FLORIDA FOR THE WEEKEND
AND BRING GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, IN ADDITION TO ABUNDANT
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST,
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. THE FRONT
IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE BY MONDAY, BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD KEEP CHANCES FOR SHOWERS INTO THE EARLY
WEEK.
MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE MONDAY ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND NORTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE MONDAY ALONG A STATIONARY
BOUNDARY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INTRODUCED A MARGINAL
RISK FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HAIL, THOUGH THE EXACT DETAILS ARE NOT
FULLY RESOLVED THREE DAYS OUT. GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING AND ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT
TO PRESENT TO PROVIDE LIFT. SOME RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AS VIRGA AND
MAY NOT REACH THE SURFACE. LASTLY, A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH
THROUGH THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS WEEKEND AND BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO
COASTAL REGIONS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.
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