Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 245 PM EST Sat Nov 10 2018 Valid 00Z Sun Nov 11 2018 - 00Z Tue Nov 13 2018 ...Critical fire weather conditions continue in California... ...Heavy snow possible for parts of the Central/Southern Rockies and lake effect snow for parts of the Upper Great Lakes... ...Heavy rain possible for parts of the Central/Western Gulf Coast... ...Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below average over parts of the Central Rockies and Central/Southern Plains... Conditions favorable for fire weather are unfortunately forecast to continue across California, as warm, strong winds will combine with low relative humidities and very dry ground. The Storm Prediction Center has issued Critical to Extreme fire weather conditions indicated for portions of Southern and Northern California. Upper-level energy will move across the Upper Great Lakes overnight Saturday into Sunday evening producing lake effect snow downwind from the Great Lakes through Sunday morning. In addition, a front extending from the Northern Plains northwestward into Western Canada will move eastward to the Great Lakes southwestward to parts of the Southern Plains by Monday. The system will produce snow over parts of the Northern Rockies into the Northern Plains that will move eastward into parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes on Sunday morning, moving into the Upper Great Lakes by Monday. The snow will end over the Northern Rockies/Northern High Plains overnight Sunday. Meanwhile, upper-level energy over parts of the Northern Intermountain Region/Great Basin will move southeastward to the Southern Rockies/Southern Plains by Monday. On Sunday morning, snow will develop over parts of the Central Rockies and expand into parts of the Central/Southern Plains as well as the Southern Rockies by Sunday evening. The snow will continue to expand eastward into the Middle Mississippi Valley overnight Sunday into Monday and farther south over parts of the Southern Rockies, too. As the upper-level energy moves eastward, moisture from the Western Gulf of Mexico will move northward over the Western Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains that will transition to the Central Gulf Coast by Monday. Rain with embedded thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Western Gulf Coast overnight Saturday that will transition to showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Western Gulf Coast/Southern Plains Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening. Overnight Sunday into Monday, showers and thunderstorms will also develop over parts of the Central Gulf Coast into parts of the Southeast. The thunderstorms will produce heavy rain at times over parts of the Western/Central Gulf Coast late Sunday night into Monday morning. Additionally, rain will develop north of the thunderstorms over parts of the Southern Plains overnight Sunday into Monday. The rain will expand into parts of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys also overnight Sunday. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php