Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 259 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2017 Valid 12Z Fri Aug 25 2017 - 12Z Sun Aug 27 2017 ...Conditions will deteriorate rapidly for the Texas coast on Friday... The biggest weather story by far will be Hurricane Harvey and its track towards the Texas coast. This storm is continuing to intensify and is expected to deliver multiple severe hazards to southeast Texas, including prolific rainfall amounts, destructive winds, tornadoes, and storm surge exceeding 6 feet in places. To make matters worse, this hurricane is expected to become nearly stationary just inland and then slowly meander back towards the coast. Although the system should weaken in terms of wind over land, the magnitude of the flooding that is expected will be extreme. The National Hurricane Center will have the latest bulletins regarding the specifics on Hurricane Harvey. Across the central part of the nation, a front over the northern Plains extending westward to the Intermountain West will be quasi-stationary through Saturday. Patchy areas of showers and thunderstorms are likely in association with this boundary across the Upper Midwest and extending over parts of the central Plains, with some locations getting in excess of an inch of rainfall along with some strong thunderstorms. Across the eastern U.S., a high quality airmass will continue to govern the weather pattern through the upcoming weekend. A large Canadian surface high will exert its influence, courtesy of a dip in the jet stream. The result will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions with highs about 5 to 10 degrees below normal, making it feel more like September. Florida will be the exception to this since the state will be near a frontal boundary along with a poorly organized tropical disturbance. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php