Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 258 AM EST Sun Dec 06 2020 Valid 12Z Sun Dec 06 2020 - 12Z Tue Dec 08 2020 ...Nor'easter winding down over New England today, chilly temperatures engulf the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic... ...Showers and storms in the Southeast tonight and into Monday, chance for light snow in the southern Mid-Atlantic Monday morning... ...Mild and dry in the West, Elevated Fire Weather risk in Southern California today... The intense Nor'easter that produced strong winds, periods of rain, and heavy snow yesterday is set to slowly track through far southeastern Canada today. The storm system's slow movement will force snow and blustery winds to stick around across northern New England for one more day. Winter Storm Warnings remain in place for portions of New England through Sunday afternoon where several more inches of snow is expected, along with blowing and drifting snow. In wake of this storm system, northwesterly flow ushers cold temperatures across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic the first half of the upcoming week. As one storm system exits, a new one is taking shape in the Gulf of Mexico with its sights set on Florida. Showers and thunderstorms will track across the state and portions of the Southeast Sunday evening and into Monday morning. Some storms could be strong-to-severe in South Florida tonight and Monday morning. As this storm system tracks over Florida Monday morning, an upper level trough over the lower Great Lakes is responsible for the development of low pressure off the North Carolina coast. This leads to showers breaking out across the Carolinas along with the potential for snow from the southern Appalachians and NA/NC Piedmont to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Any snow accumulations would be light in these areas. A cold frontal passage then prompts an injection of much below normal temperatures to filter throughout the Southeast both Monday and Tuesday. In the western half of the U.S., mostly dry conditions are on tap as an expansive area of high pressure is in control. The lone exception is portions of the Pacific Northwest where an approaching cold front sends showers across western Washington on Monday. Abnormally mild temperatures will be common from the Upper Midwest to the West Coast. Fire weather also remains an issue in Southern California where an Elevated Risk for fire weather and Red Flag Warnings are in effect. An upper level low is forecast to dive south from the Sierra Nevada to off the coast of Baja California by Monday night but currently shows little sign of producing precipitation over the Southwest at this time. Mullinax Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php