FXUS01 KWBC 090816 PMDSPD SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 415 AM EDT SAT OCT 09 2004 VALID 12Z SAT OCT 09 2004 - 00Z MON OCT 11 2004 COMPLEX UPPER PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE US DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. VIGOROUS UPPER TROF WILL PUSH FROM THE GREAT LAKES THRU THE NORTHEAST. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SWEEP EWD TODAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A SKINNY BAND OF SHOWERS. BOUNDARY WILL CLEAR THE ATL COAST BY EARLY SUN... WITH COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. ANOTHER TROF WILL SAIL INTO THE WRN STATES TODAY...WITH THE ENERGY SPLITTING OFF INTO CANADA AND THE GREAT BASIN SUN. STRONG MP FRONT WILL SNAKE THRU THE W...WITH SHOWERS ON TAP FOR MANY AREAS... AND A LITTLE SNOW AT THE HIER ELEVATIONS. OVER THE SRN STATES ...UPPER LOW WILL SWIRL IN PLACE OVER THE PLAINS...KEEPING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OVER THE ARKLATEX THRU THE PD. FINALLY... TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NEWD TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...SPREADING SOAKING SHOWERS AND T-STORMS FROM THE LOWER MS VALLEY EWD. PLEASE REFER TO OFFICIAL BULLETINS FROM NHC FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. CISCO GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AT WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV $$