Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 317 PM EDT Mon Sep 05 2016 Valid 00Z Tue Sep 06 2016 - 00Z Thu Sep 08 2016 ...Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine will continue to bring showers, strong winds, and coastal flooding to southern New England... ...Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain possible across the central/northern plains and the Upper Midwest through Tuesday... ...Temperatures expected to rise across the eastern U.S. through mid-week... Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine is forecast to continue to meandering off the New England coast through mid-week as it begins to slowly weaken per the latest National Hurricane Center forecast. The impacts of Hermine will be primarily confined to coastal New England, particularly coastal southern New England, where tropical storm force winds, occasional heavy rainfall, and minor coastal flooding/storm surge will be possible. Refer to products issued by the National Hurricane Center for the latest information on Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine and the forecast track. Refer to products issued by local NWS offices for forecast details specific to your area. A frontal boundary will persist from the central plains to the Upper Midwest, moving little through mid-week. Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be possible along the front as a series of weak upper-level disturbances move across the region. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall will be possible from the central/northern plains to portions of the Upper Midwest through Tuesday. On Wednesday the northern portion of the front will begin to move east, spreading showers and thunderstorms across the Great Lakes. Farther west, a Pacific cold front will move into the northwestern U.S. tonight, with rain showers increasing as the front approaches. Areas of rain will continue across the Northwest into Tuesday while also spreading into the northern Intermountain region. Temperatures are expected to increase through mid-week across much of the eastern U.S. as a ridge of high pressure aloft builds from the lower Mississippi valley toward the Ohio valley and Mid-Atlantic. By Wednesday, high temperatures are forecast to be 10 to 15 degrees above average across much of the eastern third of the nation, with many areas of the Mid-Atlantic reaching well into the 90s once again. Ryan Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php