Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 354 PM EDT Mon Jul 31 2017 Valid 00Z Tue Aug 01 2017 - 00Z Thu Aug 03 2017 ...Heavy rain will continue over Florida as Tropical Storm Emily tracks across the peninsula Monday night... ...Temperatures could approach or exceed record highs over portions of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California... ...Locally heavy rainfall will be possible across the Southern Rockies and adjacent Plains... Heavy rain will continue over Florida Monday night as Tropical Storm Emily tracks across the peninsula. Even while the storm lifts out into the western Atlantic on Tuesday...the combination of abundant moisture and a lingering frontal boundary across the region should allow for additional days of heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Sunshine State. A strong upper ridge anchored over the western U.S. early this week will keep temperatures well above normal for locations from the West Coast to Rockies. Excessive heat warnings are in place across portions of northern California and into the Pacific Northwest where daytime temperatures could approach or exceed record highs on Tuesday. An exception to the heat in the West will be over the Southwest and Southern Rockies in areas where late afternoon convection could keep daytime temperatures near or below normal. Gerhardt Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php