Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 450 PM EDT Sun Sep 14 2014 Valid 00Z Mon Sep 15 2014 - 00Z Wed Sep 17 2014 ***Fall-like weather across much of the nation*** ***Unsettled weather for the Gulf Coast and Florida*** ***Dry weather for the western U.S. through Tuesday*** A large surface high is controlling the weather pattern across much of the country, with many states enjoying pristine fall-like conditions. With the sprawling high covering most of the central and eastern parts of the U.S., the majority of locations during this forecast period should enjoy cool and dry weather. Quiet weather is also expected for the West Coast through early next week with no major weather systems expected. Farther south in the warmer and more humid airmass, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms near the Gulf Coast and the Florida peninsula. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible in areas where convective activity is persistent. Showers and occasional storms are likely over western Texas and the southern Rockies with moisture flowing northward from Mexico. Showers are also likely across parts of the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes region as an upper level trough axis moves through the region. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php