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FXUS01 KWBC 282015
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
VALID 00Z SUN MAR 29 2026 - 00Z TUE MAR 31 2026
...A CHILLY WEEKEND IN THE EASTERN U.S. WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A
RAPID WARM-UP EARLY NEXT WEEK...
...ANOMALOUSLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS...
...BLUSTERY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
FLORIDA AS UNSETTLED WEATHER SPREADS INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...
A COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM CANADA THAT BROUGHT A DRASTIC END
TO THE RECENT WARM SPELL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY
WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF CHILLY AND FINE WEATHER FOR THE EASTERN
U.S. AND ACROSS THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY. BUT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM SLIDES OFF THE EAST COAST ON SUNDAY, IT WILL GRADUALLY
EVOLVE INTO A SUMMER-LIKE BERMUDA HIGH ON MONDAY, DRAWING A BROAD
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A RAPID WARMING TREND ACROSS THE EASTERN
TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNTRY. MEANWHILE, A DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH
WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY,
SPREADING UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW AND COLDER WEATHER
INTO THE REGION. IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS, A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/HIGH PLAINS
IS FORECAST TO SLIDE TOWARD THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SUNDAY. THE
LACK OF MOISTURE IN THE VICINITY COMBINED WITH DOWNSLOPING WINDS
FROM THE ROCKIES WILL BRING ANOMALOUSLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL U.S. TODAY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES RISING WELL UP INTO THE 80S TO THE
LOW 90S SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO SOAR AS HIGH AS THE MID-90S IN THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS, WITH 80'S EXPANDING TOWARD THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
MIDWEST. NUMEROUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN
ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL U.S. ON MONDAY. MUCH OF THIS
AREA INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ARE ALREADY UNDER RED FLAG
WARNINGS. MEANWHILE, MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST IS
UNDER RED FLAG WARNINGS UNDER CHILLY AND DRY CONDITIONS. FREEZE
WARNINGS/FROST ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS.
ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE, INCREASINGLY GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
IN COMBINATION WITH AN INFLUX OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE BEHIND A COLD
FRONT ARE EXPECTED BRING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
ESPECIALLY FOR THE EASTERN COASTLINE. WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH
SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. THE
FRONT IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE BY MONDAY BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
AND DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD KEEP CHANCES FOR SHOWERS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE, AN INCREASING SHARP FRONT WILL DIVIDE THE
ANOMALOUS WARMTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
COUNTRY WITH SUB-FREEZING MORNING TEMPERATURES NEAR THE NORTHERN
BORDER OF THE U.S. ONLY PASSING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST
NEAR THE NORTHERN U.S. BORDER INCLUDING NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE, SOME STEADY LIGHT
SNOW COULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA ON MONDAY.
MEANWHILE, WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON MONDAY BEHIND A STRONGER COLD FRONT
PUSHING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND.
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