Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 459 PM EDT Thu May 01 2014 Valid 00Z Fri May 02 2014 - 00Z Sun May 04 2014 ...Heavy rain will continue to impact the Southeast and northern Florida... ...Showers expected across the northern Plains and Great Lakes... The ill-famed storm that delivered nearly 2 feet of rain to the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama will still continue its slow trek across northern Florida and southern Georgia. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico continues to be tapped as the cold front slowly moves south and east across northern Florida and aims for central part of the state. The rain will finally exit the Florida Panhandle and southern Georgia by Saturday morning. Showers and thunderstorms will then move into central and parts of southern Florida. This system, unfortunately, will continue to be slow. The front will stall out from the Tampa Bay region to near Melbourne Friday evening and by Saturday evening it still be draped across these areas. The stationary front will be the focus for showers and thunderstorms which will continue through the weekend. The upper level jet will help drive an occluded system south from Canada into the northern Plains by Thursday night. Periods of light to moderate showers will be expected on and off through Saturday evening. The more moderate rates of rainfall will occur during Friday afternoon. The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes will continue to get scattered showers from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening as the occluded front moves eastward across the region. The first chances of rain for the Pacific Northwest will begin to ramp up by Friday afternoon with an incoming Pacific front. Initially, it will be light showers. However, by Saturday morning the second wave will begin moving onshore throughout the day and increase in coverage by the evening. The rest of the West coast will cotinue to remain dry. Fanning Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php