Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 AM EDT Fri Nov 02 2018 Valid 12Z Fri Nov 02 2018 - 12Z Sun Nov 04 2018 ...Severe weather threat continues to shift to the East Coast on Friday... ...Widespread rainfall with possible flooding expected from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast... A slow-moving frontal boundary extending from the Northeast into the Gulf of Mexico will remain a focus for rains and storms through Friday. Some of these storms may be strong to severe, with the Storm Prediction Center continuing to highlight a Marginal Risk for severe weather from Upstate New York and southern New England to Florida. Heavy rain will also be a threat, especially along and ahead of an area of intensifying area of low pressure lifting north along the front from the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast. These heavy rains may pose flash-flooding concerns, with the Weather Prediction Center highlighting the threat with a Slight Risk for excessive rainfall from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. As the low lifts into Atlantic Canada and the front pushes offshore, expect the heavy rainfall and severe weather threat to wane across much of the eastern U.S. However, windy and wet conditions, including some mixed precipitation in the mountains is expected to continue across Upstate New York and northern New England through late Saturday. High Wind Watches are in effect for Saturday for portions of Upstate New York and New England. Out west, a frontal system will continue to support widespread precipitation as it pushes east from the Northwest into the northern and central Rockies and Plains on Friday. This will include some high elevation snows for the northern and central Rockies, as well as for portions of eastern Montana and and western North Dakota. Strong gusty winds are also a concern across the mountains, with High Wind Watches in effect for portions of the Rockies from western Montana to southern Wyoming. Pereira Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php