Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 345 PM EDT Sat Sep 16 2017 Valid 00Z Sun Sep 17 2017 - 00Z Tue Sep 19 2017 ...Heavy rainfall along with severe weather possible from the Mississippi Valley to the Plains... ...Above normal temperatures to continue across the Northeast... ...Widespread rain, mountain snow and colder temperatures expected across the Northwest... ...Hurricane Jose to produce showers and dangerous surf conditions along portions of the East Coast... The system that recently brought impactful snows to portions of the northern Rockies and rains to the northern Great Plains is forecast to continue lifting north into central Canada, with precipitation diminishing across much of the region Saturday evening. However, a frontal boundary will remain in place from the upper Mississippi valley back into the central Great Plains. This front is forecast to be a focus for showers and thunderstorms through Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Some of these storms may become strong to severe, producing damaging wind and hail. Heavy rains, producing localized flooding concerns are possible as well. This front is forecast to push east, with showers and thunderstorms expected across the upper Great Lakes on Sunday. Ahead of the front temperatures will remain well-above normal, with high temperatures expected to reach into the upper 70s and lower 80s as far north as Upstate New York and northern New England both Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, the front is forecast to stall across the central part of the country, with additional showers and thunderstorms possible across the central Great Plains and the mid Mississippi valley. In the West, a strong cold front is forecast to push across the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies Sunday night into Monday. In addition to driving temperatures below normal, widespread precipitation is expected across the region with rain changing to snow across portions of the Cascades and northern Rockies on Monday. Hurricane Jose is forecast to track to the north over the next couple of days. While Jose is expected to remain well east of the North Carolina Outer Banks, dangerous surf and rip current conditions can be expected along portions of the southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast coasts this weekend. The coastal portions of the Carolinas may also begin to see precipitation ahead of Jose late Saturday into early Sunday, with showers spreading north along the coast, reaching southern New York and New England on Monday. Pereira Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php