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FXUS06 KWBC 261902
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PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION FOR 6 TO 10 AND 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOKS
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK, MD
300 PM EDT WED AUGUST 26 2026
6-10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR SEP 01 - 05 2026
THE 0Z GEFS, ECMWF, AND CANADIAN ENSEMBLES ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE
EVOLUTION OF THE 500-HPA HEIGHT PATTERN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA DURING THE 6-10
DAY PERIOD. THE MANUAL HEIGHT BLEND IS BASED ON 0Z ECMWF, GEFS, AND CANADIAN
MODEL 500-HPA HEIGHT FORECASTS, WEIGHTING THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN GREATER DUE
TO RECENT MODEL SKILL. THE MANUAL BLEND INDICATES ANOMALOUS MID-LEVEL TROUGHING
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC INTO THE WEST COAST OF THE CONTIGUOUS U.S.
(CONUS). THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN WITH TIME, WITH MID-LEVEL RIDGING
SHIFTING EASTWARD FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. BELOW-NORMAL
HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS,
WITH ABOVE-NORMAL HEIGHTS INDICATED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA. TO THE EAST OF THE
ROCKIES, THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN CONTINUES TO BE INFLUENCED BY BROAD RIDGING,
WITH A +150 METER POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALY CENTER SITUATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF
HUDSON BAY AND +30 METER ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH A MID-LATITUDE RIDGE
EXTENDING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CONUS. NEAR- TO
ABOVE-NORMAL HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST FOR HAWAII.
PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE INCREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHWEST AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS, WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES
(GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT) OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY, THE OHIO VALLEY, AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY, SUPPORTED BY MOST OF THE
DYNAMICAL TEMPERATURE FORECAST TOOLS. TROUGHING INITIALLY NEAR THE WEST COAST
FAVORS INCREASED CHANCES OF BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ODDS FOR
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE INCREASED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA UNDER
ABOVE-NORMAL 500-HPA HEIGHTS, WITH BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURE CHANCES ELEVATED
ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA IN ASSOCIATION WITH BELOW-NORMAL 500-HPA
HEIGHTS. ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED FOR HAWAII CONSISTENT WITH THE
REFORECAST CONSOLIDATION.
TROUGHING ACROSS THE WEST COAST FAVORS ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT
INCREASED CHANCES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE WEST, WITH ODDS
EXCEEDING 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PRECIPITATION SIGNALS ARE
WEAK UNDERNEATH RIDGING OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL CONUS, WITH NEAR-NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FAVORED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
CONUS. FARTHER TO THE NORTH, TRANSIENT SHORTWAVES OR FRONTAL SYSTEMS
PROPAGATING OVER THE RIDGE LEAD TO SLIGHTLY ENHANCED CHANCES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS, INCLUDING THE GREAT LAKES,
OHIO VALLEY, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC. FORECAST TOOLS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT REGARDING ELEVATED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION
ACROSS MUCH OF ALASKA TIED TO INCREASING TROUGHING AND ONSHORE FLOW. A
CONTINUED ACTIVE PATTERN REMAINS FORECAST ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PACIFIC TIED TO EL NINO, WITH CHANCES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION INCREASED
OVER HAWAII.
THE OFFICIAL 6-10 DAY 500-HPA HEIGHT BLEND CONSISTS OF 30% OF TODAY'S 0Z GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 8, 40% OF TODAY'S 0Z EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN
CENTERED ON DAY 8, AND 30% OF TODAY'S 0Z CANADIAN ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY
8
FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 6-10 DAY PERIOD: AVERAGE, 3 OUT OF 5, DUE TO GOOD
MODEL AGREEMENT REGARDING THE MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION PATTERN, OFFSET BY WEAK
PRECIPITATION SIGNALS ACROSS THE CONUS AND UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXTENSION
OF ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES INTO THE NORTHEAST.
8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR SEP 03 - 09 2026
DURING WEEK-2, A +90 METER POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALY CENTER IS STILL FORECAST TO
THE NORTH OF HUDSON BAY IN THE MANUAL HEIGHT BLEND. TO THE SOUTH, A WEAKENING
OF POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALIES IS DEPICTED ACROSS THE CONUS AS THE MID-LEVEL
PATTERN BECOMES MORE ZONAL, WITH NEAR-NORMAL HEIGHTS INDICATED OVER MOST OF THE
CONUS IN THE MANUAL BLEND. HOWEVER, ENSEMBLE SPREAD IS LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO
THE LESS AMPLIFIED OUTLOOK, WITH A LARGE VARIATION IN HEIGHTS ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC, WHICH LEADS TO HIGHER UNCERTAINTY DOWNSTREAM ACROSS THE CONUS. A
TROUGH AND WEAK NEGATIVE HEIGHT ANOMALIES ARE INDICATED OVER THE BERING SEA AND
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND ALASKA, WHILE RIDGING AND ABOVE-NORMAL 500-HPA HEIGHTS
ARE FORECAST OVER SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND ALASKA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
NEAR-NORMAL HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS HAWAII.
PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES REMAIN ELEVATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CONUS, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES (ABOVE 70 PERCENT) ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MOST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
WHILE NEAR- TO BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE SLIGHTLY FAVORED ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN CONUS AND ADJACENT AREAS FOR THE PERIOD AS A WHOLE, A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND IS LIKELY AS TROUGHING WEAKENS AND POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALIES
EXPAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA LEADING TO HEIGHT RISES ALONG THE WEST COAST.
TIED WITH THIS RIDGING, ALONG WITH INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW, WEAK PROBABILITIES
FOR ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE INDICATED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA, WITH
INCREASED PROBABILITIES FOR BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
ALASKA DUE TO GREATER INFLUENCE FROM TROUGHING. ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST ACROSS HAWAII GIVEN CONTINUED STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE REFORECAST
CONSOLIDATION TOOL.
THE MORE ZONAL FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS LATER IN WEEK-2 LEADS TO A LOW
CONFIDENCE PRECIPITATION FORECAST WITH WEAK SIGNALS FOR COHERENT PRECIPITATION
IN THE MODELS. ENHANCED TROUGHING NEAR THE WEST COAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD
FAVORS ENHANCED CHANCES OF ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN HALF OF
THE CONUS. ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS ALSO FAVORED OVER THE NORTHEAST DUE TO
A WEAK TROUGH PREDICTED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN CONUS. THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY
IN THE EAST WHERE THE ANALOGS INDICATE A VERY DRY SIGNAL, ALTHOUGH THE
DYNAMICAL TOOLS CONTINUE TO TILT TOWARD ENHANCED ODDS OF NEAR- TO ABOVE-NORMAL
PRECIPITATION. THEREFORE A LARGE REGION OF NEAR-NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS
DEPICTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS. REFORECAST AND UNCALIBRATED
TOOLS SUPPORT INCREASED ODDS OF ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALASKA TIED
TO TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE AND ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW. AN
ACTIVE PATTERN OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC TIED TO EL NINO SUPPORTS
ENHANCED CHANCES FOR ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS HAWAII.
THE OFFICIAL 8-14 DAY 500-HPA HEIGHT BLEND CONSISTS OF: 30% OF TODAY'S 0Z GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON DAY 11, 40% OF TODAY'S 0Z EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MEAN
CENTERED ON DAY 11, AND 30% OF TODAY'S 0Z CANADIAN ENSEMBLE MEAN CENTERED ON
DAY 11
FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE 8-14 DAY PERIOD: BELOW AVERAGE, 2 OUT OF 5, DESPITE
SOME AGREEMENT ON THE 500-HPA HEIGHT PATTERN EARLY IN THE PERIOD, AN EMERGING
ZONAL FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS AND WEAK SIGNALS FOR PRECIPITATION LOWERS
CONFIDENCE.
FORECASTER: LUKE H
NOTES:
THE NOTATION FOR THE CATEGORICAL FORECAST INDICATED ON THE MAPS IS
THE SAME AS THAT IN THE TABLES: A-ABOVE N-NEAR NORMAL B-BELOW
THE TEMPERATURE MAP SHOWS REGIONS WITH > 33% CHANCE OF BEING WARMER
(ORANGE, "A"), COLDER (BLUE, "B"), OR CLOSE TO (GRAY, "N") NORMAL.
LABELS ON THE SHADED LINES GIVE THE PROBABILITY (> 33%) OF THE MORE
LIKELY CATEGORY (B OR A). PROBABILITY OF N IS ALWAYS < 40%.
THE PRECIPITATION MAP SHOWS REGIONS WITH > 33% CHANCE OF BEING
WETTER (GREEN, "A"), DRIER (TAN, "B"), OR CLOSE TO (GRAY, "N")
NORMAL. LABELS ON THE SHADED LINES GIVE THE PROBABILITY (> 33%) OF
THE MORE LIKELY CATEGORY (B OR A). PROBABILITY OF N IS ALWAYS < 40%.
IN THE SOUTHWEST AND OTHER CLIMATOLOGICALLY DRY REGIONS - THERE WILL
BE A GREATER THAN 33.3% CHANCE OF NO PRECIPITATION AND OCCASIONALLY
EVEN A NORMAL (I.E. MEDIAN) VALUE OF ZERO - ESPECIALLY DURING THE DRY
SEASONS. IN SUCH CASES A FORECAST OF NEAR NORMAL IS EFFECTIVELY A
FORECAST OF LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER USES 1991-2020 BASE PERIOD MEANS AS
REFERENCE IN THE CLIMATE OUTLOOKS.
THE NEXT SET OF LONG-LEAD MONTHLY AND SEASONAL OUTLOOKS WILL BE RELEASED ON
SEPTEMBER 17.
ANALOGS TO THE 5 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 3 DAYS AGO (D-3)
FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE
INCLUDE THE 5 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
20240908 - 20250821 - 20150825 - 20240821 - 19970822
ANALOGS TO THE 7 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 4 DAYS AGO (D-4)
FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE
INCLUDE THE 7 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
20250822 - 20240908 - 19970820 - 19940828 - 20150825
6-10 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE
OUTLOOK FOR SEP 01 - 05 2026
STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN
WASHINGTON B A OREGON B A NRN CALIF B A
SRN CALIF N A IDAHO B A NEVADA B A
W MONTANA B A E MONTANA A A WYOMING A A
UTAH B A ARIZONA A A COLORADO A A
NEW MEXICO A N N DAKOTA A A S DAKOTA A A
NEBRASKA A A KANSAS A A OKLAHOMA A N
N TEXAS A N S TEXAS A N W TEXAS A N
MINNESOTA A A IOWA A A MISSOURI A A
ARKANSAS A N LOUISIANA A N WISCONSIN A A
ILLINOIS A A MISSISSIPPI A N MICHIGAN A A
INDIANA A A OHIO A A KENTUCKY A A
TENNESSEE A N ALABAMA A N NEW YORK A A
VERMONT A A NEW HAMP A A MAINE A A
MASS A A CONN A A RHODE IS A A
PENN A A NEW JERSEY A A W VIRGINIA A A
MARYLAND A A DELAWARE A A VIRGINIA A A
N CAROLINA A N S CAROLINA A N GEORGIA A N
FL PNHDL A N FL PENIN A N AK N SLOPE B A
AK ALEUTIAN A A AK WESTERN B A AK INT BSN B A
AK S INT B A AK SO COAST N A AK PNHDL A N
8-14 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE
OUTLOOK FOR SEP 03 - 09 2026
STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN
WASHINGTON B A OREGON B A NRN CALIF N A
SRN CALIF A A IDAHO B A NEVADA N A
W MONTANA B A E MONTANA N A WYOMING N A
UTAH A A ARIZONA A A COLORADO A A
NEW MEXICO A N N DAKOTA A A S DAKOTA A A
NEBRASKA A N KANSAS A N OKLAHOMA A N
N TEXAS A N S TEXAS A N W TEXAS A N
MINNESOTA A N IOWA A N MISSOURI A N
ARKANSAS A N LOUISIANA A N WISCONSIN A N
ILLINOIS A N MISSISSIPPI A N MICHIGAN A N
INDIANA A N OHIO A N KENTUCKY A N
TENNESSEE A N ALABAMA A N NEW YORK A N
VERMONT A N NEW HAMP A N MAINE A N
MASS A N CONN A N RHODE IS A N
PENN A N NEW JERSEY A N W VIRGINIA A N
MARYLAND A N DELAWARE A N VIRGINIA A N
N CAROLINA A N S CAROLINA A N GEORGIA A N
FL PNHDL A N FL PENIN A N AK N SLOPE B A
AK ALEUTIAN N A AK WESTERN B A AK INT BSN B A
AK S INT B A AK SO COAST N A AK PNHDL A B
LEGEND
TEMPS WITH RESPECT TO NORMAL PCPN WITH RESPECT TO MEDIAN
A - ABOVE N - NEAR NORMAL A - ABOVE N - NEAR MEDIAN
B - BELOW B - BELOW
THE FORECAST CLASSES REPRESENT AVERAGES FOR EACH STATE. NORMAL
VALUES - WHICH MAY VARY WIDELY ACROSS SOME STATES - ARE
AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
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