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Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, March 05, 2010.

Expect snow in the Rockies and another wet day over the West Coast on Friday, as the rest of the country remains under mild weather. A low pressure system that kicked up snow over the Intermountain West will continue pushing eastward over the Central Rockies. This system will bring more light snow with it, which may reach into the Central High Plains by evening. Expect 1-2 inches of light snow over Utah and up to 5 inches in parts of Colorado. As this system approaches the Plains, warm and breezy conditions are expected. The Central Plains will see highs in the mid-40s with winds gusting up to 29 mph. Southern Plains will remain in the 60s also seeing strong winds.

Out West, a low pressure system spinning in the Pacific Ocean will push another cold front onshore that will track southward down the West Coast on Friday. The system will start the day over the Pacific Northwest and strengthen by the time it reaches southern California. Expect mostly cloudy skies over most of the coast with highs in the 50s.

In the East, the persistent low pressure system spinning just off shore finally moved eastward and into the Atlantic Ocean. Thus, high pressure dominating over the Central US will move eastward and cover most of the eastern half of the country. Expect plenty of sunshine from the Mississippi River to the East Coast with highs in 50s in the North and 60s in the Southeast. Strong winds in the South will allow for below-freezing wind chills in some areas, while below-zero overnight lows will produce frost over most of Florida.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Thursday ranged from a low of -1 degrees at Wakefield, Mich. to a high of 83 degrees at Pecos, Texas.