Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
337 AM EDT Fri Mar 25 2022

Valid 12Z Fri Mar 25 2022 - 12Z Sun Mar 27 2022

...Light snow over parts of the Midwest into the Central Appalachians...

...Mixed precipitation over parts of Northern New England...

...There is a Critical Risk of fire weather over parts of the
Northern/Central Plains...

Low pressure over the Gulf of Maine moves briefly onshore over Maine, then
into the Canadian Maritimes overnight Friday. The system will produce four
to six inches of snow over Northern Maine. In addition, there will be a
zone of rain/freezing rain between the snow/rain line through late Friday
night, when the snow/rain comes mainly to an end.

Multiple areas of upper-level energy over the Tennessee Valley and
Southeast will move northeastward off the East Coast by late Friday night.
Another area of upper-level energy over the Upper Mississippi Valley will
develop into an upper-level low by Saturday morning over the Great Lakes.
Then the energy will move to the northeast into Southeastern Canada by
Sunday morning as additional upper-level energy moves over the Great
Lakes. The energy over the Upper Great Lakes will aid in producing rain
and snow over Midwest into the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes and
higher elevations of Northern New England through early Sunday morning.

Furthermore, weak onshore flow will aid in producing light rain over parts
of the Pacific Northwest early Saturday into Sunday. In addition, the SPC
has issued a Critical Risk of fire weather over parts of the
Northern/Central Plains on Friday into Saturday morning due to gusty
winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. The threat of Critical fire
weather decreases on Saturday into Sunday morning. Moreover, an
upper-level ridge over the Rockies will allow temperatures to reach record
high temperatures or tie over the southwestern portion of the country
through Sunday.

Ziegenfelder

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