Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 226 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 Valid 12Z Fri Feb 10 2017 - 12Z Sun Feb 12 2017 ...Quieter weather returning to the West Coast and a brief cold spell for the eastern states ... Much colder weather has settled in across the eastern U.S. in the wake of the departing nor'easter that resulted in over a foot of snow for parts of New England. After a very cold start on Friday morning, temperatures are expected to be below normal for daytime highs before a warming trend commences in time for the weekend. Another round of snow is likely for the Northeast U.S. Friday night in advance of the warm front, but not nearly as heavy compared to the recent event. Showers and a few storms will be possible from the Deep South to the Ohio Valley this weekend as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico is advected northward around the departing surface high pressure, and ahead of a cold front. Given the lack of sufficient wind shear or instability, no severe weather is anticipated over the next few days. Across the western U.S., a cold front moving across the Intermountain West will keep valley rain and mountain snow in the forecast through Saturday evening. Snow is expected across the higher elevations of the central and southern Rockies going into Sunday as a new surface low gets better organized over the Four Corners region. Drier weather will be the rule for the West Coast beyond Friday night with high pressure building in. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php