Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 217 AM EST Tue Feb 14 2017 Valid 12Z Tue Feb 14 2017 - 12Z Thu Feb 16 2017 ...Rain and thunderstorms expected for the Gulf Coast region and snow showers continue near the Great Lakes... Now that the nor'easter has now moved away from New England, our attention now turns to Texas and the Deep South. A surface low and accompanying upper level disturbance will result in an influx of warm and humid air from the Gulf of Mexico across the Gulf Coast region. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely from Texas to the southeast coast through Wednesday morning, and some of these storms could be strong to severe along with locally heavy rainfall. Meanwhile across the Great Lakes region, a northern stream disturbance originating from central Canada will keep snow chances in the forecast through mid-week with a fresh surge of colder air. This will generate another nor'easter near eastern New England by Wednesday night, but does not appear to be as intense as the previous storm that just hammered the region. Lake effect snow is also likely downwind of the Great Lakes. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., expect the weather to become unsettled for the Pacific Northwest by Wednesday as the high pressure ridge begins breaking down and allows for a Pacific storm system to come closer to the coast. Wintry precipitation should make it to the northern Rockies by Thursday morning. Sunny to partly cloudy conditions are expected across much of the north-central U.S. over the next few days. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php