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FXUS01 KWBC 032019
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2026
VALID 00Z SAT APR 04 2026 - 00Z MON APR 06 2026
...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT FROM
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDWEST...
...HEAVY SNOW FROM THE DAKOTAS TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS
SIGNIFICANT ICING IMPACTS THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT...
...RECORD WARMTH ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
POLAR AIR SURGES INTO THE PLAINS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN/WINTRY
MIX FOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT...
A COUPLE OF QUICK-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING ADDITION
WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER STATES AS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT SWEEP ACROSS THE
MID-SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. THE FIRST SYSTEM CURRENTLY BRINGING A
LIGHT WINTRY MIX ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE EXITING INTO THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES EARLY ON SATURDAY. THE WINTER MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO
RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING AS LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN
MAINE OVERNIGHT.
MEANWHILE, THE SECOND SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY. MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY EXPANDING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL QUICKLY
SPREAD FARTHER EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT WHERE
HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD EXCEED A FOOT AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF
SATURDAY NIGHT. FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH NORTHERN WISCONSIN
INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES, SIGNIFICANT ICING OF A QUARTER TO HALF
AN INCH OF ACCRETION IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, A RATHER STRONG COLD
FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW CENTER IS TRIGGERING A ROUND OF STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDWEST.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN
PLAINS AS WELL AS THE MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO
THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS ON SATURDAY.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAISE
FLASH FLOODING THREAT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE STEADILY EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT BUT WITH A SLIGHTLY LOWERED THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND
HEAVY RAIN. RECORD WARMTH IS EXPECTED FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BEFORE SOME WINTRY
PRECIPITATION REACHES THE HIGH-ELEVATION OF INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND
SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS INTO MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST WHERE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED.
COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL SURGE DOWN THE GREAT PLAINS AND INTO
THE EASTERN U.S. THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEHIND THE SECOND LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH WINDY CONDITIONS RIGHT BEHIND THE SYSTEM.
MEANWHILE, DRY AND MILDER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE ENTIRE WESTERN U.S. THROUGH THIS EASTER WEEKEND ONCE
THE REMAINING MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TAPERS OFF
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION, FIRE WEATHER DANGER IS FORECAST FOR
THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
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