Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 322 PM EDT Sun Oct 28 2018 Valid 00Z Mon Oct 29 2018 - 00Z Wed Oct 31 2018 ...Unsettled weather, including mountain snows to continue across the Northwest and northern Rockies... ...Strong gusty winds for portions of the Ohio valley into the central and southern Appalachians Sunday evening... A frontal system will continue to push southeast across the northwestern U.S., bringing locally heavy precipitation and lower snow levels to the northern Rockies Sunday evening. Even with the front moving well to the east, easterly winds will continue to support showers across western Washington and Oregon, as well as the northern Rockies through Tuesday. Near to below-normal temperatures will extend east from the Northwest into the northern Great Basin and Rockies on Monday, before spreading across the central Rockies into the High Plains on Tuesday. Dry conditions will persist across much of California and the Great Basin. Elevated fire weather conditions today along the Sierra Front will be followed by elevated conditions across portions of Southern California on Monday. As the front moves out into the Plains and Midwest, showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop from the Great Lakes back through the mid Mississippi valley into the southern Plains on Tuesday, with heavy snows beginning to develop by late Tuesday across the Colorado into the northern New Mexico mountains. Further east, rain with scattered thunderstorms will accompany a fast moving low pressure system as it moves through the Ohio valley Sunday evening, into the Northeast and through the Mid-Atlantic overnight. This system is expected to bring a surge of gusty winds as it moves across the region. These winds may continue to strengthen and remain gusty through Monday morning, especially across the higher terrain. Wind advisories are in effect through the overnight hours into early Monday for portions of the central and southern Appalachians. Pereira Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php