Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 359 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2015 Valid 00Z Mon Sep 28 2015 - 00Z Wed Sep 30 2015 ...Coverage of showers and thunderstorms increases through Wednesday over the Gulf coast... ...Heavy rain possible for eastern Gulf of Mexico and western Florida Monday into Tuesday... The Gulf Coast will be active over the next few days as a couple of low pressure systems develop and track northward. The areal coverage and intensity of convection will steadily increase over the Gulf of Mexico and the southern/southeast states, The exact position of these surface lows remain uncertain. Locally heavy downpours will be possible; which may lead to Flash flooding - especially for the panhandle and western coasts of Florida on Monday. Temperatures across central and northern CONUS will moderate as a cold front slowly tracks through the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley, as well as the central Plains and Rockies over the next couple of days. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front; however rainfall amounts are forecast to remain on the light side. The Mid-Atlantic states will continue to have below normal temperatures as onshore flow will maintain the cloud cover. Shower activity over the Mid-Atlantic will gradually diminish on Monday. Campbell Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php