Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 359 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2020 Valid 12Z Wed Oct 7 2020 - 12Z Fri Oct 9 2020 ...Some strong to severe storms possible for the Northeast on Wednesday... ...Major Hurricane Delta to enter the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and headed towards the central Gulf Coast... The main feature of interest for the end of the week for the central Gulf Coast will be the approach of Hurricane Delta, which will likely be a major hurricane as it tracks across the Gulf of Mexico. It is currently tracking towards the northwest, and will likely cause havoc for portions of the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, with extreme winds and storm surge flooding expected. The storm is expected to make landfall somewhere between far southeast Texas and eastern Louisiana late Friday evening or Friday night, bringing very hazardous conditions near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. Now is a good time for residents and visitors to prepare, and evacuate if necessary. The National Weather Service and local forecast offices will have additional information pertaining to Hurricane Delta. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., a fairly quiet weather pattern looks to continue through early Friday as high pressure continues to govern the weather pattern. The most active weather through early Thursday will be over the northern Great Lakes and the Northeast as a storm system tracks across southeast Canada and intensifies. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be severe, are expected over New England Wednesday afternoon. As the cold front traverses the region, drier conditions return to the region on Thursday with a high quality fall airmass settling back in across the region to end the week. Meanwhile, temperatures are likely to feel more like late summer for the western High Plains and the Intermountain West. Temperatures should remain above average along the West Coast on Wednesday, but a cooler Pacific air-mass arrives on Thursday with some relief from the recent summer-like conditions. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php