Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 359 PM EDT Thu Sep 01 2016 Valid 00Z Fri Sep 02 2016 - 00Z Sun Sep 04 2016 ...Heavy rain and possible flooding in association with Hurricane Hermine across Florida and the Southeast... ...Flooding threat will shift to the Carolinas as Hermine moves north... ...An early hint of autumn will be in the air across the Middle and Upper Mississippi Valley, the Midwest and across the Northeast... Check the National Hurricane Center for the most updated information about Hurricane Hermine (www.nhc.noaa.gov). Hurricane Hermine is projected to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle on Thursday evening and will weaken to a tropical storm as it moves farther inland. The big bend of Florida can expect heavy rainfall and gusty winds as the storm moves northeast into Georgia tonight and into early Friday morning. There is a high risk of excessive rainfall across this region through Friday morning as several inches of rain is expected to fall due to Hermine. This could give way to a flash flooding threat. By Friday afternoon, Tropical Storm Hermine will approach southeastern South Carolina and will track up both of the Carolina coastlines through Saturday morning. Once again, heavy rainfall and a threat of flash flooding can be expected for the eastern Carolinas throughout Friday and into Saturday morning. The low will then move offshore into the Atlantic--however wrap around rain will provide soggy conditions across the Mid-Atlantic coast. Meanwhile, a cold front will continue to surge south across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast through Thursday night--bringing with it much cooler temperatures and lower humidity as Canadian high pressure spills across these regions behind the front. The front will slow and even stall as Hermine tracks northeastward on Friday across the Carolinas and southern states. By Saturday, the front will move farther south and slow across the northern portions of Florida which will lead to yet more continuous rounds of rainfall. Typical isolated-scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected over the Southwest and central/southern Rockies during the late afternoon/evening hours for the next few days. A low off the Pacific Northwest coast will produce showers and higher elevation snow across the Cascades as cooler air spreads across the northwestern portions of the country behind a strong strong frontal system. This front will move across the northern Rockies through Friday and the northern Plains by Saturday--bringing with it scattered showers along with hints of autumn. Fanning Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php