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FOUS30 KWBC 030825
QPFERD
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
DAY 1
VALID 12Z SUN MAY 03 2026 - 12Z MON MAY 04 2026
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA PENINSULA...
JUST ENOUGH OF A SIGNAL IN THE 03/00Z CAMS TO MAINTAIN THE MARGINAL
RISK AREA. THE FOCUS WILL BE OVER THE URBAN SOUTHEAST COAST AS A
FRONT ADVANCES INTO A REGION OF DEEPER MOISTURE AND WHERE CAPE
TENDS TO BE UNDER 1000 J PER KG. THE 03/00Z HREF DOES DEPICT A
LOW-END NEIGHBORHOOD PROBABILITY OF FFGS BEING EXCEEDED OVER THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA IN THE 03/21Z TO 04/00Z
PERIOD BUT THE STRONGER SIGNALS IN THE GUIDANCE IS FOR HEAVIER
RAINFALL TO BE HUGGING THE COAST OR REMAINING JUST OFF-SHORE. IT
WAS NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...NUMERICAL MODELS HAVE
BEEN CUTTING BACK THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE LOWEST LAYERS WHICH
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DAY 2
VALID 12Z MON MAY 04 2026 - 12Z TUE MAY 05 2026
THE PROBABILITY OF RAINFALL EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS LESS
THAN 5 PERCENT.
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DAY 3
VALID 12Z TUE MAY 05 2026 - 12Z WED MAY 06 2026
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF
THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...
DEEP LAYER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LEADING INTO THE START OF THE PERIOD
WILL BE DRAWING MOISTURE INTO PARTS OF THE PLAINS AND THEN
DOWNSTREAM TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO VALLEY. AS A TROUGH
AMPLIFIES OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF NORTH AMERICA AND A JET STREAK
FORMS OVER THE SOUTHWEST US AND APPROACHES THE PLAINS...THE CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES ALONG AND AHEAD OF A
DEVELOPS SURFACE FRONT. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.75 TO
1.9 INCHES EMBEDDED WITHIN A BROADER 1.5 TO 1.75 AREA...WHICH WAS
PUSHING TWO STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES GREATER THAN CLIMATOLOGY FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR--LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE ASSOCIATED RISK
OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY IS POSSIBLE.
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DAY 1 THREAT AREA: HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/94EPOINTS.TXT
DAY 2 THREAT AREA: HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/98EPOINTS.TXT
DAY 3 THREAT AREA: HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/99EPOINTS.TXT
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