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FXUS21 KWNC 251826  
PMDTHR  
US HAZARDS OUTLOOK  
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
300 PM EDT MARCH 25 2025  
 
SYNOPSIS: MID-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION, HIGH  
WINDS, AND HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD. HEAVY  
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERIOR MOUNTAIN WEST.  
PREDICTED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND GREAT  
PLAINS INCREASES THE RISK OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR WEST.  
AS THESE SYSTEMS PROGRESS EASTWARD, HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE  
LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND OHIO VALLEYS, APPALACHIANS,  
MID-ATLANTIC, AND NORTHEAST. CHANCES FOR HEAVY SNOW ARE ALSO INCREASED FOR  
PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST.  
 
HAZARDS  
 
MODERATE RISK OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF CALIFORNIA, WED, APR 2.  
 
MODERATE RISK OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CASCADES, KLAMATH, AND SIERRA  
NEVADA MOUNTAINS, WED, APR 2.  
 
MODERATE RISK OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF COASTAL CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN  
OREGON, WED, APR 2.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND  
CALIFORNIA, WED-THU, APR 2-3.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE CASCADES, KLAMATH, AND SIERRA NEVADA  
MOUNTAINS, WED-THU, APR 2-3.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA,  
WED-THU, APR 2-3.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HIGH WINDS FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS, CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES, AND EASTERN FOUR CORNERS REGION, WED-FRI, APR 2-4.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE ROCKIES, WED-FRI, APR 2-4.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO, TENNESSEE, AND  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS, CENTRAL APPALACHIANS, MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST, WED-FRI,  
APR 2-4.  
 
SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST, WED-FRI, APR  
2-4.  
 
RISK OF RAPID ONSET DROUGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.  
 
DETAILED SUMMARY  
 
FOR FRIDAY MARCH 28 - TUESDAY APRIL 01:  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/THREATS/THREATS.PHP  
 
FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 02 - TUESDAY APRIL 08: THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN  
MULTIPLE MODELS INDICATING MID-LEVEL TROUGHING FORMING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC  
AND MOVING OVER THE WEST COAST BY THE BEGINNING OF WEEK-2, BRINGING ENHANCED  
MOISTURE TO THE REGION. THIS PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING INCREASED  
LIKELIHOOD FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER ACROSS THIS AREA. MODERATE RISKS ARE  
DESIGNATED FOR APR 2 FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN  
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA, HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CASCADES, KLAMATH, AND  
SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND  
CALIFORNIA. THE GEFS AND ECENS INTEGRATED VAPOR TRANSPORT (IVT) TOOLS INDICATE  
ENHANCED PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDING 250 KG/M S DURING THE HIGHLIGHTED MODERATE  
RISK PERIODS FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND HEAVY SNOW. THE GEFS, ECENS, AND CMCE  
PROBABILISTIC EXTREMES TOOLS (PETS) INDICATE AT LEAST A 40% CHANCE OF 3-DAY  
LIQUID EQUIVALENT TOTALS EXCEEDING THE 85TH PERCENTILE CLIMATOLOGICALLY AND ONE  
INCH, 2 INCHES LOCALLY FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED MODERATE RISK REGIONS. BROADER AREAS  
OF SLIGHT RISKS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF THE  
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA, AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE CASCADES, KLAMATH,  
AND SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, APR 2-3 WHERE THE PETS INDICATE AT LEAST A 20%  
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING THESE THRESHOLDS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY  
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA WHERE 28-DAY STREAMFLOWS  
HAVE BEEN AT GREATER THAN THE 90TH PERCENTILE. THE ECENS PET INDICATES AT LEAST  
A 30% CHANCE OF WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING THE 85TH PERCENTILE AND 35 MPH. MODERATE  
(APR 2) AND SLIGHT (APR 2-3) RISKS FOR HIGH WINDS ARE DESIGNATED FOR PARTS OF  
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA BASED ON PETS, AND ANTICIPATED SYNOPTIC  
PATTERN FROM ENSEMBLE MEANS AND DETERMINISTIC MODEL GUIDANCE.  
 
A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS ARE PREDICTED TO FORM ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST AND IN  
THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED MID-LEVEL TROUGH THAT  
MAY SUPPORT PERIODS OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN  
CONUS. THEREFORE A SLIGHT RISK OF HIGH WINDS IS POSTED FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES, AND EASTERN FOUR CORNERS  
REGION, APR 2-4. IN ADDITION, THE WEEK-2 EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST FAVORS  
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THIS REGION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAVORABLE  
CONDITIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF WILDFIRES.  
 
THESE FEATURES AND ENHANCED ONSHORE FLOW INCREASING MID-LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS  
THE ROCKIES, SUPPORTS A SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY SNOW FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF  
THE INTERIOR WEST. THIS IS SUPPORTED AMONG THE PROBABILISTIC EXTREMES TOOLS AND  
RAW GUIDANCE. WITH THE ECENS AND 6Z GEFS BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES FOR HEAVY  
PRECIPITATION A BIT FURTHER SOUTH RELATIVE TO PRIOR FORECASTS, THE MOGOLLON RIM  
AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO YESTERDAY’S FORECAST OF A SLIGHT RISK  
OF HEAVY SNOW POSTED FOR THE ROCKIES, APR 2-4.  
 
AS THESE SURFACE LOWS MOVE FROM THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES EASTWARD, SOME AREAS  
ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS MAY SEE LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THERE IS AN  
INCREASED SIGNAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE OHIO, TENNESSEE, AND  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS, CENTRAL APPALACHIANS, MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. THE  
ECENS PET INDICATES 20-40% CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION EXCEEDING THE 85TH  
CLIMATOLOGICAL PERCENTILE. RAW ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE FOR 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION  
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 1 INCH ARE ALSO ELEVATED IN BOTH THE GEFS AND ECENS FOR THESE  
AREAS. THEREFORE, A SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS DESIGNATED FOR THESE  
REGIONS FOR APR 2-4. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THIS RISK MAY PERSIST LONGER INTO  
WEEK-2 BUT THERE IS REDUCED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GEFS AND ECENS BY THE SECOND  
HALF OF THE PERIOD. IN THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST, SOME OF THIS PRECIPITATION MAY  
FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW, THUS A HEAVY SNOW RISK IS POSTED FOR THE REGION FOR  
APR 2-4.  
 
ANOMALOUSLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN  
TEXAS. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BELOW-NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND ENHANCED  
WIND SPEEDS INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK-2 PERIOD,  
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND EASTERN FOUR CORNERS REGION. THESE  
PREDICTED CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO ANTECEDENT DRY CONDITIONS AND CURRENT  
PRECIPITATION DEFICITS SUPPORT THE CONTINUED RISK OF RAPID ONSET DROUGHT (ROD)  
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN TEXAS.  
 
FORECASTER: RYAN BOLT  
 

 
 
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