CW3E AR Update: 05 June 2017 Outlook

June 05, 2017

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Late Season AR Forecast to Impact West Coast

  • An unseasonably strong AR is forecast to impact the Pacific Northwest and Northern CA over the next couple of days
  • As much as 4.1 inches of precipitation is forecast to fall over the higher elevations of the Coastal Mountains in CA and OR over the next week
  • With higher freezing levels forecast during landfall, there is a potential for rain on snow and increased runoff
  • Due to the combination of snowmelt and the landfalling AR, several rivers in the Pacific Northwest are forecast to rise above flood stage

Click IVT or IWV image to see loop of 0-114 hour GFS forecast

Valid 1200 UTC 05 June – 0600 UTC 10 June 2017


 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary provided by C. Hecht and F.M. Ralph; 1 PM PT Monday 05 June 2017