FXUS63 KFGF 260924
AFDFGF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
324 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING INTO THE VALLEY THIS MORNING. THERE IS
STILL SOME CLOUDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE VALLEY. MODELS ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING SO NO REAL PREFERENCE TODAY.

FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE TO SLIDE EAST OF THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS SHOULD ALLOW RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP WITH
JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS AROUND. TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
WITH THE LACK OF SNOW COVER HELPING TEMPS RISE DURING THE DAY.

ON FRIDAY/FRI NIGHT...WEAK SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL SKIRT THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
TEMPS DURING THE DAY WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND
WESTERLY SFC FLOW. THIS MAY START TO SPREAD MORE CLOUDS INTO THE
AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPS MAY BE HELD UP SOME ACROSS THE NORTH
AND THIS MAY NEED BE WATCHED WITH LATER FORECASTS.

FOR SAT/SAT NIGHT...A WEAK WAVE AND COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
THE REGION. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW/RAIN
SATURDAY IN THE NORTH...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. THIS SYSTEM ALSO LOOKS VERY WEAK AND
MOISTURE STARVED...SO NOT EXPECTING MUCH IF ANY ACCUMULATION FROM
THIS SYSTEM. 

FOR SUNDAY...EXPECT TEMPS TO BE COOLER THAN PAST DAYS WITH -10C
TEMPS AT 850MB. EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COLD ALOFT...SFC TEMPS
SHOULD STILL WARM TO NEAR NORMAL WITH NO SNOW COVER TO SPEAK OF.
HAVE ALSO REMOVED ANY CHANCE FOR SNOW ON SUNDAY WITH A DRY COLUMN
WITH A FLURRY AT MOST EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WILL SLOWLY CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING. THEREAFTER...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
WITH JUST SOME HIGH CIRRUS AT TIMES WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
&&

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