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Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Severe Weather, and Winter Weather

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring fire weather concerns to the southern Plains through Friday. Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley today. A Pacific storm will bring low elevation rain and thunderstorms across southern California and heavy snow through the Sierra. Read More >

The tropical systems depicted on this map west of 180 (dateline) are based on bulletins issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), based in Honolulu, HI. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for this area is the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

 

To learn more the new probabilistic tropical cyclone graphics, read our introduction here: Introducing New Probabilistic TC Graphics PDF

 

 
 

The cone graphics for the West Pacific are based on the following:

 

Forecast Period (hours) 2/3 Probability Circle, West Pacific Basin (nautical miles)
12 35
24 50
36 65
48 80
72 120
96 165
120 225