Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 351 PM EDT Sun Sep 17 2017 Valid 00Z Mon Sep 18 2017 - 00Z Wed Sep 20 2017 ...Hurricane Jose to produce dangerous surf conditions and possible heavy rainfall along portions of the East Coast... ...Showers and thunderstorms likely from the Plains to the Ohio Valley... ...Widespread rain, mountain snow, and well below normal temperatures expected across the Northwest with severe thunderstorms possible by Tuesday across the northern Plains... Hurricane Jose will continue to move northward well off the Eastern U.S. coast through the short range period. Regardless of the exact track, dangerous surf and rip current conditions can be expected along the coast from the Southeast/Mid-Atlantic to New England. By Monday night and Tuesday, heavy rainfall associated with Jose may move into coastal locations of the Northeast/southern New England with a slight risk for flash flooding in effect on Tuesday. For the latest information regarding the track and impacts from Jose on the East Coast, please refer to the National Hurricane Center. Expect showers and thunderstorms to continue across portions of the southern/central Plains as a quasi-stationary boundary stalls across the region, and eventually lifts northward as a warm front on Monday through the central Plains and middle Mississippi Valley. Some storms may produce heavy rainfall and/or severe weather and both WPC and SPC have highlighted marginal risks for flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across this region. To the northeast, scattered storms are also possible across the Ohio Valley and the upper Great Lakes as the cold front pushes eastward across the region this evening, and a warm front lifts through Monday and Tuesday. Out west, a strong cold front moving onshore this evening will bring widespread precipitation across much of the Northwest and eventually into the northern and central Rockies. Snow is likely in the highest terrain of the Cascades, and the Intermountain West/Northern Rockies Monday and Tuesday, with generally light to moderate amounts expected. The cold front will also bring chilly temperatures to much of the Northwest with afternoon highs as much as 10 to maybe 20 degrees below normal possible to begin the work week. Expect showers and thunderstorms to develop across the north-central U.S. by Tuesday as the cold front pushes eastward into the region. Some storms may be capable of producing severe weather and SPC has highlighted portions of the northern Plains in a marginal to slight risk. Santorelli Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php