KGS MESSAGE OF THE DAY



                 2/20/2001 
                   

                 Matt Gilmore, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Research Meteorologist 
                   

                 Precipitation: 
                 The greatest rainfall in the US will occur in Northern California along the coastal
                 foothills with nearly 1 & 1/2 inches by the end of the day.  Northern California's
                 Sierra Nevada mountains will experience the greatest snowfall in the US with as
                 much as 1 foot of snow by the end of the day. 

                 Lighter precipitation will fall along a front extending northeast from Arkansas to
                 Maine. 
                   

                 Temperature: 
                 The temperature will be below normal in the northern sections of the United States
                 (US).  The temperature will cool off in the eastern US as a cold front passes by.
                 The highest temperature in the US will occur in extreme south Texas with a high
                 near 75°F. 

                 Matthew.Gilmore@nssl.noaa.gov 

                 2/20/2001