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Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Tue Sep 24 2024
Valid 12Z Tue Sep 24 2024 – 12Z Thu Sep 26 2024

…Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is forecast to pass not too far from
the Florida Keys Wednesday night as a hurricane before skirting up the
West Coast of Florida by Thursday morning…

…Much needed rainfall from the Ohio Valley into the central to southern
Appalachians, Upper Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic…

…Much above average temperatures continue across the West into the
Northern Plains and across the Gulf Coast into the Southeast…

A relatively benign mid- to upper-level trough that will likely bring
beneficial rainfall for the eastern U.S. is forecast to deepen when
another upper-level trough over the northern Plains drops southeast and
merges with the lead trough. The resulting trough amplification will be
instrumental in pulling the tropical moisture as well as Potential Cyclone
Nine (PTC9) northward into the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico by
the end of the short-range forecast period on Thursday morning.

The initial impacts from the lead trough will be in the form of an
expanding area of moderate to heavy rainfall potential from the Midwest
into the lower Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, upper Tennessee Valley, central
to southern Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic near and ahead of a low
pressure wave. Much of these areas are currently experiencing severe to
exceptional drought conditions, with the expected 1 to 1.5 inch plus
rainfall amount over the next two days bringing some relief to these
drought conditions. With the dry conditions across these areas, river
flooding will be unlikely. However, there is still at least a marginal
risk of isolated flash flooding with the expected heavy rainfall amounts,
especially if they occur over urbanized regions.

As the above-mentioned amplifying pattern develops over the northern
Plains and dips toward the Deep South, PTC9 is forecast to track more
toward the north and intensify rapidly as it moves across the Yucatan
Channel on Wednesday and then pass not too far from the Florida Keys
Wednesday night. The Florida Keys can expect strengthening winds with
more frequent passages of squally downpours Wednesday night as PTC9 is
forecast to pass to the west as a hurricane. Computer models indicate
that the circulation of PTC9 will expand as it interacts with the
deepening upper trough in the Deep South. Given a more robust convective
structure concentrated more on the east side of the storm, the West Coast
of Florida could begin to see more frequent and intense squalls with winds
further strengthening by Thursday morning. Please refer to the National
Hurricane Center for the latest updates on this system.

The amplifying upper ridge across the interior West will be supporting
widespread much above average temperatures over the next few days across
nearly all of the West and into the Northern Plains. High temperatures
across these regions are forecast to be as much as 10 to 20 degrees above
average. Above average temperatures also likely across the Gulf Coast and
into the Southeast. While temperatures are forecast to be much above
across these areas over the next few days, there are not expected to be
many record highs. However, more numerous record high morning
temperatures are possible both today and Wednesday morning along the West
coast and from portions of the southern Mid-Atlantic into the Southeast
and Florida. Across the Pacific Northwest, the cold front associated
with a Pacific cyclone centered over the Gulf of Alaska will only bring
some rainfall into the region by Wednesday.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Mon Sep 23 2024
Valid 12Z Mon Sep 23 2024 – 12Z Wed Sep 25 2024

…Threat of heavy rain and locally strong to severe thunderstorms will
slowly shift from the southern Plains this morning to the Ohio Valley,
central Appalachians and lower Great Lakes on Tuesday into early
Wednesday…

…Watching the western Caribbean Sea for tropical cyclone formation that
could bring strengthening winds and passing squally downpours into the
Florida Keys Tuesday night into Wednesday morning…

A low pressure consolidating over the southern Plains along a slow-moving
front is forecast to move northeastward through the Mid-Mississippi Valley
by tonight, then across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Tuesday. Heavy
showers and some severe thunderstorms this morning across the southern
Plains are expected to taper off as today progresses but the threat of
heavy rain and locally strong to severe thunderstorms will increase from
the Mid-Mississippi Valley into the Midwest in the mean time. By Tuesday,
the center of the low will pass through the Midwest toward the lower Great
Lakes, the threat of heavy rain and embedded strong thunderstorms will
then develop well ahead of the low across the Ohio Valley, mainly from
Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. By early Wednesday, many areas
across the lower Great Lakes and the interior East Coast will be
enshrouded by showers and embedded thunderstorms. These showers and
storms will extend farther southwest near/along the trailing front across
the interior Gulf Coast states. Showers and periods of rain will also
move across the lower Great Lakes into the central Appalachians and
upstate New York in association with another wave of low pressure near the
front.

The upper-level low behind the slow-moving front will slide across the
central Plains, allowing much of the western U.S. to remain dry along with
a warming trend for the next couple of days. Meanwhile, colder air will
remain entrenched across the Plains behind the front but 90s will be
common in the afternoon across the South and into the interior Southeast
today and Tuesday ahead of the front. The outer edge of a Pacific cyclone
centered over the Gulf of Alaska will only bring some light rain into
northwestern Washington State this morning.

Farther south into the tropics, the National Hurricane Center continues to
watch the western Caribbean Sea for potential tropical cyclone formation.
Computer models now appear to be in good agreement for the system to move
northwestward and reach the Yucatan Channel by the time the short-range
forecast period ends Wednesday morning. This means that the Florida Keys
could experience strengthening winds along with passing squally downpours
from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Please refer to the National
Hurricane Center for the latest updates on this system.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Sun Sep 22 2024
Valid 12Z Sun Sep 22 2024 – 12Z Tue Sep 24 2024

…A low pressure wave will bring showers and possible severe weather
across the central High Plains this morning…

…Rounds of heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms are expected to stretch
from the south-central Plains through the mid-Mississippi Valley, Midwest,
and into the Ohio Valley for the next couple of days…

…Locally heavy rain and strong thunderstorms moving across the interior
Mid-Atlantic this morning…

Much of the active weather for the next couple of days will continue to be
focused in the vicinity of a slow-moving frontal boundary stretching from
the south-central Plains through the mid-Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and
into the Ohio Valley. The strongest thunderstorms are expected to
traverse the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles early this morning, and then
weaken during the day as they move farther east. Rounds of heavy rain and
embedded thunderstorms can also be found this morning across the central
Plains into the Midwest, followed by addition showers and thunderstorms
forming and moving across Lower Michigan during the day today.

By Monday, a low pressure wave is forecast to organize along the front and
move northeast across the south-central Plains. Showers and embedded
thunderstorms can be expected to accompany the low as well as the frontal
boundary. By Tuesday morning, showers and embedded strong thunderstorms
are expected to move across the Midwest toward the Ohio Valley as the low
pressure center tracks across the region.

Across the interior Mid-Atlantic, a subtle upper-level disturbance is
delivering a round of heavy rain with strong to locally severe
thunderstorms moving from north to south this morning. Meanwhile, recent
wet weather in the vicinity of Cape Cod is lingering into this morning.
As the slow-moving coastal cyclone begins to slide further out into the
Atlantic, the rain is forecast to end during the day today.

The high-elevation of central Colorado is waking up to some wet snow due
to an influx of colder air associated with the upper low. The upper low
will lift into the southern Plains, allowing much of the western U.S. to
remain dry for the next couple of days with near normal temperatures.
Colder air will surge down the Plains behind the front but 90s will be
common in the afternoon across the South into the interior eastern U.S.
ahead of the front.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Sat Sep 21 2024
Valid 12Z Sat Sep 21 2024 – 12Z Mon Sep 23 2024

…Threat of heavy rainfall and severe weather will be focused across the
central U.S. and into Midwest for the next couple of days…

…A slow-moving coastal storm will bring another rainy day today across
southeastern New England and coastal flooding during high tides for the
northern Mid-Atlantic coast…

…Much below normal temperatures surge into the central High Plains on
Sunday as above average temperatures shift east from the Plains into the
Ohio and Mississippi Valley…

Most of the active weather for the next couple of days will be focused
across the central U.S. and will slowly shift east into the Midwest by
Monday morning. This is in response to a vigorous upper-level low
pressure system that will swing across the Southwest today and then
interact with a surge of cool air down from western Canada. Thunderstorms
are expected to develop quickly later today across the southern High
Plains where severe weather will be possible as a cold front surges south
and clashes with warm and moist air lifted northward by the upper low. By
Saturday night into Sunday, the main activities will then gradually shift
east across the central Plains toward the mid-Mississippi Valley as low
pressure waves form along the front. Sunday into Monday morning will see
the potential of heavy rain shifting farther east into the Midwest and
toward the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, colder air behind the system will
change the rain into wet snow across the higher elevations of Colorado
Rockies Saturday night into Sunday morning. Showers and embedded
thunderstorms can also be expected farther north near/behind the cold
front across the northern Plains today, into the upper Midwest tonight,
followed by the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes Sunday into Monday
morning.

Temperatures will fall precipitously on the backside of the cold front
over portions of the southern High Plains and central Plains beginning
Saturday. High temperatures in the 50s will represent 15 to 30 degree
departures from average for the aforementioned areas. Above average
temperatures will be in place across the Midwest and Southeast this
weekend as upper-level ridging extending from Mexico into Texas remains in
place. Elsewhere, a slow-moving coastal storm will bring another rainy
day across southeastern New England with coastal flooding during high
tides for the northern Mid-Atlantic coast for today before the storm
slowly moves out into the Atlantic on Sunday.