Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 443 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2016 Valid 00Z Tue Jun 14 2016 - 00Z Thu Jun 16 2016 ...There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern High Plains to the Southern High Plains... ...Heavy rain possible over parts the Upper Mississippi Valley and Central Plains... Upper-level energy along the Central Gulf Coast will aid in producing showers and thunderstorms over Eastern Texas/Lower Mississippi Valley to parts of the Southeast through Wednesday. The showers and thunderstorms will have a strong daytime heating component to the areal coverage of the thunderstorms, i.e.) largest coverage during the afternoon and into the evening hours. Meanwhile, another area of upper-level energy over the Great Basin/Central Rockies will move northeastward to the Upper Great Lakes/Upper Mississippi Valley by Wednesday. The energy will trigger showers and thunderstorms from the Great Basin/Rockies to the Upper Midwest that will move from the Great Basin/Rockies to the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley moving into parts of the Mid-Atlantic by Wednesday. Additionally, a front over the Northern Intermountain Region/Great Basin will move eastward to the Northern High Plains/Great Basin by Wednesday. The system will produce rain over parts of the Pacific Northwest that will spread to the Northern Intermountain Region by Tuesday morning and move into parts of the Northern High Plains by Wednesday morning. Onshore flow off the Pacific will aid in producing rain over parts of the Pacific Northwest Coast Tuesday into Wednesday. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php