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There is the potential for a major winter storm affecting Kentucky next weekend.

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The following information is taken from the Climate

Prediction Center and is valid beginning 2/22/02:

SYNOPSIS: Changes in the upper level flow are expected to bring some unseasonably cold air into the eastern two thirds of the nation for the end of the month. As this cold high pressure air mass slides southward along the eastern slopes of the Rockies it will couple with low pressure developing over the southern Rockies and produce strong upslope winds and the chance of heavy upslope snows over the eastern slopes of the mountains. High downslope winds are possible over southern California, increasing the wildfire danger there on Monday Feb. 25. A strong storm is expected to bring high onshore winds to the southern coast of Alaska on Feb. 22 through 24.

THREATS

·         Long-term drought continues over portions of the interior Northwest and northern High Plains, the upper Rio Grande Valley in Texas and New Mexico, and over a significant portion of the East Coast. All but the Rio Grande area should experience further relief during the Assessment period.

• Strong onshore winds are likely along Alaska's south coast on Feb. 22 through 24.
• Strong upslope winds are indicated along the eastern slopes of the Rockies on Feb. 23 through 25.
• Heavy upslope snow is possible along the eastern slopes of the Rockies on Feb. 23 through 25.
• Strong downslope winds, with increased wildfire danger, over Southern California, Feb. 25.
• Much below normal temperatures are indicated over the center and most of the eastern portions of the nation, from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to most of the eastern U.S. including the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, most of the Gulf Coast, and most of the middle and southern Atlantic Coast, from Feb. 25 through 28.

DETAILED SUMMARY

For Friday February 22 - Sunday February 24: A strong storm is expected to bring high onshore winds to the south coast of Alaska on Feb. 22 through 24. Farther east a change in the jet stream is expected to steer a cold high pressure air mass southward along the eastern slopes of the Rockies, beginning on Saturday Feb. 23. Along with a low pressure system developing over the southern Rockies, this is expected to produce strong upslope winds accompanied by the chance for heavy snow along the eastern slopes of the northern and central Rockies for Feb. 23 and 24.

For Monday February 25 - Tuesday March 5: High upslope winds and possible heavy snow are expected to progress southward over the eastern slopes of the central and southern Rockies on Monday Feb. 25. With the possible building of high pressure in the Great Basin, high downslope winds may occur across southern California on Feb. 25, increasing the wildfire danger there. As the cold air mass starting out over the Northern Plains spreads southward and eastward, much below normal temperatures are indicated for the central and eastern portions of the nation for the final few days of February.