Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 359 AM EST Mon Nov 18 2013 Valid 12Z Mon Nov 18 2013 - 12Z Wed Nov 20 2013 ...Strong and gusty winds should begin to relax across the Great Lakes and Northeast... ...Conditions will become increasingly wet across the Western U.S.... The same cold front that rocked the Ohio Valley with severe weather on Sunday will quickly push through the Eastern Seaboard early Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will continue to light up ahead of the boundary...but the widespread severe weather threat with this system has diminished. Strong and gusty winds across the Great Lakes and Northeast should gradually relax as the wrapped up anchoring surface low lifts farther into Canada and the cold front clears the Atlantic coast Monday evening. Behind the system...some light lake enhanced rain and snow showers will be possible downwind of the Great Lakes. Farther south...the tail end of the boundary will stall out and linger over the Gulf of Mexico...bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms across Florida and along the Gulf Coast the next few days. Elsewhere...high pressure filling in behind the front will bring cooler and drier air into the eastern half of the Nation for the start of the work week. Conditions will become increasingly wet across the Western U.S. during the short range period as a Pacific front moves onshore on Monday and drops southeastward on Tuesday. The front will trigger widespread shower activity across much of the northwestern corner of the country...with moderate to heavy rains expected along the Pacific Northwest/Northern California coasts and accumulating snows anticipated for the Washington Cascades and Northern Rockies. Gerhardt Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php