Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 410 PM EDT Mon Sep 03 2018 Valid 00Z Tue Sep 04 2018 - 00Z Thu Sep 06 2018 ...Tropical Storm Gordon is forecast to move from the southern tip of Florida northwestward to the Central Gulf Coast by Wednesday... ...There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Plain... ...Heavy rain possible from the Upper Great Lakes to Central Plains and over parts of the Central Gulf Coast/Lower Mississippi Valley... ...Heavy rain possible over parts of the Southern Plains... Tropical Storm Gordon is forecast to move from the southern tip of Florida northwestward to the Central Gulf Coast by Wednesday. The storm will produce showers and thunderstorms over parts of Southern Florida that will move northeastward out over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico overnight Monday. By Tuesday morning showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Eastern/Central Gulf Coast with heavier rain moving onshore over parts of the Central Gulf Coast overnight Tuesday. The heavy rain and thunderstorms will move inland into parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley by Wednesday. Check the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center for the latest track and intensity of Gordon. A front over the Northern High Plains will move southeastward to the Upper Great Lakes/Middle Mississippi Valley into parts of the Southern Plains by Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Northern Plains overnight Monday moving eastward to Upper Mississippi Valley and the Northern/Central Plains by Tuesday morning. The showers and thunderstorms will continue to move eastward to the Upper Great Lakes into the Middle Mississippi Valley into parts of the Central/Southern Plains by Wednesday. In addition, a warm front extending from the Upper Great Lakes westward into parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley will lift northward into South-Central Canada overnight Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along and near the boundary from parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley eastward into the Great Lakes into parts of the Northeast will likewise move northward into Canada by Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, upper-level energy over parts of the Central Gulf Coast into parts of the Southern Plains will slowly move northward into parts of the Central Plains by Tuesday afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Southern Plains eastward into Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeast will continue over parts of the Central/Southern Plains through Wednesday. The showers and thunderstorms will end over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Additionally, tropical moisture over parts of the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys into parts of the Mid-Atlantic will aid in producing showers and thunderstorm over parts of the region with the greatest areal coverage during the late afternoon into the late evening on Monday and Tuesday. Elsewhere, monsoonal moisture and daytime heating will aid in producing showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Southwest/Great Basin and the Central/Southern Rockies through Wednesday. The greatest areal coverage of the showers and thunderstorms will be during the late afternoon into the late evening on Monday and Tuesday. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php