Long Term Forecaster

Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Long Term Forecasts

Pictured: Meteorologist Lee Robertson

The long term forecaster prepares and issues all long term products (typically hour 36-to-day 7) using the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE). The graphical portion is in gridded format, which also is turned into text. Some of the products issued include the Area Forecast Discussion, Zone Forecast, and digital products. Forecasts are routinely issued between the hours of 3 and 4 a.m. and again between 3 and 4 p.m., and are updated at anytime when conditions warrant.

All 122 NWS offices are responsible for issuing forecasts through day 7. Forecasts for day 8 through two years are prepared by NWS National Centers, such as the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center.

Here are some of the advisories/watches/warnings issued from this desk: