Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 319 AM EDT Thu Apr 14 2016 Valid 12Z Thu Apr 14 2016 - 12Z Sat Apr 16 2016 ...Pristine airmass over the eastern U.S. through the weekend... ...Showers and storms for the Gulf Coast and Florida... ...Strong storm system developing over the central part of the nation... A large area of high pressure with sunny to partly cloudy skies will be prevalent across most of the eastern U.S. through the rest of the week and into the weekend. This very pleasant weather pattern will include seasonal to slightly below average temperatures and low humidity. Some sub-freezing temperatures are possible for morning lows across parts of the Appalachians and the interior Northeast U.S. The same can't be said about the Gulf Coast and Florida, where numerous showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast through Friday with a stationary front near the coast along with a weak disturbance aloft. The best concentration will be from eastern Louisiana to the Florida peninsula. Rainfall amounts may exceed one inch over the next two days across parts of Florida. The region of the country with the most active weather pattern through the end of the week will be the Rockies and the western High Plains. A developing surface low and upper level trough, along with a strong cold front, will bring a variety of weather conditions to include heavy mountain snow, gusty winds, and severe thunderstorms east of the Rockies. Wildfire danger will be elevated over parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas with very dry and windy conditions expected. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php