Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 223 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2019 Valid 12Z Thu Oct 10 2019 - 12Z Sat Oct 12 2019 ...Widespread moderate to heavy snow from southeast Montana into portions of the central and northern Plains... ...Record low temperatures possible across the western and central U.S. through Friday... ...A coastal storm off the Eastern Seaboard could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to portions coastal southern New England... A vigorous upper-level trough and strong associated cold front will move from the Rockies into the central U.S. today. Widespread moderate to heavy snow is expected today from southeast Montana into portions of the central and northern Plains. By tonight into Friday morning, a more significant area of low pressure is forecast to develop along the front across the Upper Midwest, increasing the intensity of the snowfall west of the surface low across the Northern Plains. Through Saturday night, the system is expected to produce potentially historic amounts of 1 to 2 feet possible across portions of central and eastern North Dakota. Strong and gusty winds may also accompany the snow, resulting in blowing snow and difficult travel conditions at times. In the cold air mass north and west of the frontal boundary, widespread record low temperatures are possible Friday morning from the Great Basin east across the Rockies into the southern and central Plains. Farther south, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are forecast to accompany the cold front across portions of the southern Plains today. Refer to products issued by the Storm Prediction Center for further details on the severe weather threat. An area of low pressure is forecast to deepen and linger off the Eastern Seaboard through tonight/Friday, moving very little as an upper-level low develops over top of the system. The system is expected to produce heavy rainfall and gusty winds across portions of southern coastal New England over the next couple of days. 2 to 5 inches of rain are possible through Friday night, with the heaviest amounts expected to fall across eastern Massachusetts and nearby islands. Ryan Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php