FXUS63 KARX 250812
AFDARX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
212 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.UPDATE...
IN REGARDS TO CURRENT HEADLINES...WILL BE DOWNGRADING THE CURRENT
WINTER STORM WARNING WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE TO A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND ICING AMOUNTS NOT
LOOKING AS HIGH AS ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY. DETAILS TO ENSUE WITH
MORNING AFD...BUT GENERALLY BETTER CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA IN
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. WARM LOW LEVEL AIR WILL
LIKELY BE KEEPING PRECIPITATION TYPE AS RAIN OR A MIX THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ017-
     WIZ029-WIZ032-WIZ033-WIZ034-WIZ041-WIZ042-WIZ043-WIZ044-
     WIZ053.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ054-
     WIZ055-WIZ061.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ079-
     MNZ086-MNZ087-MNZ088-MNZ094-MNZ095-MNZ096.

IA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR IAZ008-
     IAZ009-IAZ010-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR IAZ011-
     IAZ030.

&&

$$

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