Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 252 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2017 Valid 12Z Wed Feb 15 2017 - 12Z Fri Feb 17 2017 ...More snow for parts of the Northeast and precipitation returns to the western states by the end of the week... 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. However, winter storm warnings are in effect for this event for northern New England. 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. California also starts to get rain by Thursday and working its way down the coast by Friday morning. Sunny to partly cloudy conditions are expected across much of the central U.S. over the next few days as high pressure governs the overall weather pattern there. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php