Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 325 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2020 Valid 00Z Thu Nov 12 2020 - 00Z Sat Nov 14 2020 ...Tropical Storm Eta is forecast to make landfall on the west coast of Florida and then move across northern Florida on Thursday... ...Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected for the Mid-Atlantic through Thursday... ...Next round of heavy mountain snow will spread across the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies with high winds and coastal heavy rain... After intensifying briefly back to a hurricane earlier today, Eta has since weakened into a tropical storm while taking a steadier track toward the west coast of Florida. Eta is forecast to make landfall early on Thursday and then move across northern Florida during the day on Thursday. Storm surge and heavy squalls associated with Eta will impact the coastal section of Florida through tonight near where Eta makes landfall. Tropical storm conditions will also spread inland across northern Florida tonight and early on Thursday. Eta is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression as it emerges into the Atlantic later on Thursday before losing tropical characteristics on Friday off the Southeast U.S. coast. Meanwhile, Atlantic moisture streaming up the East Coast ahead of a cold front will bring 1 to 3 inches of heavy rainfall across the Mid-Atlantic through tonight and into Thursday. Areas of flash flooding is possible where the rain is the heaviest. Temperatures along the East Coast will remain well above normal through tonight ahead of the front. Cool air will filter into the region on Thursday and Friday as the front moves offshore but temperatures will remain above above especially over the Southeast. An active weather pattern in the northeastern Pacific will bring a period of unsettled weather into the Northwest. Precipitation is expected to reach the coast early on Thursday and will quickly spread well inland, reaching the northern Rockies by early Friday. It appears that a rather potent low pressure system will push onshore later on Friday. This will increase the threat of high winds together with heavy mountain snow covering much of the Pacific Northwest into the northern to central Rockies. Meanwhile, a rather significant wind-swept rainstorm could impact the coastal areas on Friday as the low pressure center slams onshore. Kong Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php