FXUS63 KGID 251706
AFDGID

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1106 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.UPDATE...EXTENDED THE BLIZZARD WARNING TO THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA
BORDER AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THAT AREA. WILL SEE
SOME TOUGH CONDITIONS IN FIRST ROW OF COUNTIES IN KANSAS MAINLY
FROM PHILLIPSBURG TO MANKATO...BUT FEEL ADVISORY WILL HOLD FOR THE
MOST PART. STILL WILL NOT BE A GOOD DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT WITH
THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPS.

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.AVIATION...KGRI 18Z TAF...BLIZZARD TO CONTINUE LIFR CONDITIONS
WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VSBYS WILL BE AT OR
BELOW 1SM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS TO CONTINUE FROM THE NORTHWEST
AT 30KTS WITH GUSTS OVER 40KTS. BY SUNRISE WINDS WILL BACK OFF
SLIGHTLY 25KTS GUSTS TO 30KTS AND THIS WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. CIGS TO BE AROUND 2000 BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY BE OBSCURED
BY BLOWING SNOW.

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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

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KISNER