Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 249 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2025 Valid 00Z Fri Feb 28 2025 - 00Z Sun Mar 02 2025 ...There is heavy snow over portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Thursday evening into Friday and moderate to heavy snow over parts of the Northeast Friday evening into Saturday... ...Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below average across the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Central Plains... ...an Elevated Risk of fire weather over parts of the Northern/Central Plains and Southern Plains on Friday... A front extending from the Northeast along the Eastern Seaboard to the Southeast and then over the Gulf Coast will move off the East Coast overnight Thursday. Also overnight, on Thursday, a new front will develop over the Northern Plains and will move south and eastward off the Northeast Coast across the southern Mid-Atlantic into the Lower Mississippi Valley by Saturday evening. Upper-level energy associated with the Eastern Seaboard front will aid in producing light snow over northern Michigan and parts of the Northeast and light rain over parts of the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern New England early on Thursday evening, tapering off to light snow showers over parts of the Northeast by Friday morning. Furthermore, overnight Thursday, the developing storm over the Upper Midwest will produce heavy snow over portions of northern Michigan and into Friday. As the system moves eastward on Friday, light rain and snow will develop over parts of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes. Moreover, moderate to heavy snow will develop over parts of the Northeast, with light snow over parts of the Central Appalachians Friday evening into Saturday. In the wake of the storm, lake effect snow will develop downwind from the Great Lakes on Saturday. Weak upper-level ridging over the Midwest will aid in producing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average across the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Central Plains on Friday. In addition, the SPC has issued an Elevated Risk of fire weather over parts of the Northern/Central Plains and Southern Plains on Friday. Meanwhile, upper-level energy moving onshore over Southern California on Friday will aid in producing scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms over parts of the state. Further, by Friday night into Saturday, an approaching front over the Eastern Pacific will aid in producing light rain over parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California by Saturday evening. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php