A dichotomy of steep gains for the West and hefty losses everywhere else played out in natural gas forwards markets during the Feb. 16-22 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show.

This dynamic largely reflected the latest weather maps from Maxar’s Weather Desk, which showed shades of blue colder-than-normal temperature deviations blanketing much of the western half of the Lower 48 into the second week of March. Warmer temperatures, meanwhile, were seen covering the eastern Lower 48.

The latest 11- to 15-day outlook from Maxar Thursday pointed to “continued below to much below normal temperatures in the West and above normal coverage in the South.”

March fixed prices for SoCal Citygate surged 79.3 cents higher to $6.125, while PG&E Citygate jumped $1.200 to $6.627....