Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 PM EDT Thu Oct 13 2016 Valid 00Z Fri Oct 14 2016 - 00Z Sun Oct 16 2016 ...Widespread heavy rain over the Pacific Northwest and Northern California Coast... ...High winds over portions of the Pacific Northwest, Northern California... Anomolously high winds and heavy rain will impact much of the Pacific Northwest coast. Hurricane force winds are forecast over the eastern Pacific Ocean - with gusts inland of 50 to 60+ mph as a strong cold front approaches. Coastal areas may be affected by frequent, high waves. A significant stream of mositure will continue to interact with a series of fronts through the weekend to bring widespread rain from Washington southward to northern Californina. Rapid runoff from terrain, especially over burn scars from recent wildfires, may lead to debris flows/mudslides over the next several days. Some of highest rainfall is forecast for northwest California along the Siskiyou Mountains - a 3-day total for this area may reach 20 inches. The Northern Sierras could see around 12 inches and the Olympics around 13 inches. Southwestern Oregon and northern California will have an elevated flooding risk into next week. Rain and elevated snow will spread beyond the Intermountain West this as the front crosses the Front Range and moves through the High Plains and Upper Midwest. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop from northern Missouri to the Upper Great Lakesby Saturday. Additionally, upper-level energy over the Southwest/Southern Rockies will move eastward to the Lower Mississippi Valley by Friday evening. Showers will develop over portions of the southern Plains and lower Mississippi valley as warm Gulf moisture transports northward and interacts with the energy. Campbell Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php