Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 210 PM EST Tue Jan 26 2016 Valid 00Z Wed Jan 27 2016 - 00Z Fri Jan 29 2016 ...Locally heavy rain possible for portions of central/south Florida... ...Rain and snow possible for portions of the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast... ...Heavy rain and snow possible for the Pacific Northwest... A cold front will move across the eastern U.S. tonight, bringing rain and a few thunderstorms to portions of the Gulf Coast and the Southeast. Locally heavy rain will be possible across central/southern portions of the Florida Peninsula, where 1 to 2 inches of rain may fall. Locally higher amounts are possible. Farther north, the front will bring a mix of rain and snow to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. On Wednesday, as colder air moves across the Great Lakes, lake effect snow will be possible. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible downwind of the Great Lakes on Wednesday. By Wednesday afternoon, another low pressure system will move from Ontario into the upper Great Lakes, bringing snow to the region. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible from northern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A Pacific cold front will move onshore, increasing coverage of precipitation across the northwestern U.S. on Wednesday which will continue into Thursday. Rain will fall for lower elevations with snow expected for the higher elevations of the Cascades and the northern Intermountain States. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible across Pacific Northwest through Thursday afternoon, with up to a foot of snow in the Washington Cascades. Locally higher amounts of both rain and snow are possible. A warming trend is expected east of the Rockies, across the central and northern plains on Wednesday. High temperatures on Wednesday are forecast to be 10 to 20 degrees above average across much of this area. These warm temperatures are forecast to persist into Thursday. Ryan Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php