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Short Range Forecast Discussion

NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD

400 AM EDT Fri Apr 05 2024



Valid 12Z Fri Apr 05 2024 - 12Z Sun Apr 07 2024



...Wet snow lingers over northern New England into Saturday...



...Widespread mountain snow moves across the interior western

U.S...



...High Winds expected to impact the Four Corners today, spreading

across the Rockies and High Plains on Saturday, reaching into the

central Plains by Sunday...



...Severe thunderstorms possible over the central Plains later on

Saturday into early Sunday...



...Critical Fire Risk for central/southern High Plains through

this weekend...



The nor'easter that has been impacting New England with heavy snow

inland and strong winds near the coast will gradually weaken but

will take its time exiting into the Atlantic.  Widespread wet snow

mixed with rain over the lower elevations can be expected to

continue through today before becoming more scattered on Saturday.

 4-8 inches of new snow may still accumulate as the parent low

lingers nearby.  The snow is expected to taper off to snow showers

by Sunday morning as the huge circulation of the system finally

moves farther away into the Atlantic.



Meanwhile, a rather dynamic upper trough along with the associated

surface low pressure system are pushing into the interior western

U.S.  This system will bring widespread mountain snow across the

Great Basin today, followed by the northern and central Rockies on

Saturday.  The potent cold front trailing south from the low

pressure center will likely impact the Four Corners states with

high winds today into tonight as the front approaches and

forcefully passes through the region.

By Saturday, this system will consolidate and quickly intensify as

it emerges over the Front Range. High winds, warm weather and low

dew points will support a critical fire danger over parts of the

central and southern High Plains through at least Sunday. Winds

could become especially strong and potentially damaging near the

foothills of the central Rockies Saturday night into early Sunday

right behind the intensifying low pressure system.  Wind-driven

rain is forecast to quickly expand across the central Plains

Saturday night into early Sunday around the rapidly intensifying

system, with severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rain possible

just ahead of the low center.



With a huge omega upper-level blocking pattern setting up across

the U.S. through the weekend, below average temperatures are

expected across the West and East while above average temperatures

will remain over the central U.S.



Kong







Graphics available at

https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php



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