Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 352 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021 Valid 12Z Wed May 12 2021 - 12Z Fri May 14 2021 ...Showers and thunderstorms will persist over the Gulf Coast states through tonight and lessen by tomorrow... ...Below normal temperatures are expected east of the Rockies while the western U.S. warms... A frontal boundary that has been meandering along the southeastern U.S. for a few days will finally start to push offshore by tomorrow and dry out the region for the most part. However, through tonight, additional showers and thunderstorms are possible across the Gulf Coast states and into the Carolinas. Flash floods remain possible, especially since the Gulf Coast region has seen wet conditions over the past several weeks. Additionally, portions of the Southeast could see strong to severe thunderstorms, with strong winds and hail possible in southeastern Alabama, southern Georgia, and northern Florida. Elsewhere, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible for the Northern and Central Plains over the next couple of days. On Thursday, some storms could have strong winds associated with them in the Central Plains. Some light showers are also possible in the Northeast today, mainly in the form of rain, but some light snow is also possible this morning in the highest elevations. Temperatures are forecast to be below normal generally east of the Continental Divide, though Florida should remain warmer than normal today before the cold frontal passage. Cold morning lows will once again cause Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories across the the Central Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and into the Northeast. Cool high temperatures could set daily records across the south-central to southeastern U.S. today, with highs only in the 50s and 60s. Meanwhile, temperatures are forecast to be 10 to 20 degrees above normal in the West, with temperatures in the 90s in some areas and rising to 100 degrees in the Desert Southwest. Tate Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php