FXUS63 KFGF 240240
AFDFGF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
840 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...FA IN EARLY STAGES OF EXTENDED STORM PERIOD THROUGH 
CHRISTMAS. FIRST WAVE PUSHING THROUGH EASTERN ND INTO FAR WESTERN MN 
ATTM WITH AROUND AN INCH RECEIVED. STRONGER BAND ASSOCIATED WITH 
NEXT WAVE THROUGH EASTERN SD AND CENTRAL MN AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT 
SOUTHERN FA LATER THIS EVENING AS IT LIFTS NORTH. CAT POPS MOST 
AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE. OVERALL EVENT ON TRACK SO NO CHANGES 
PLANNED TO HEADLINES...SNOW AMOUNTS OR POPS. ONLY CHANGES PLANNED 
WILL BE TO LIFT OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS NE FA. LOW 20 DEWPOINTS HAVE 
REACHED THIS AREA AND WITH CLOUDS NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT 
TEMPERATURE DROP.  

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.AVIATION...
MVFR/ISOLD IFR CIGS ACROSS SE HALF OF FA TO GRADUALLY WORK NORTH 
DURING THE OVERNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH NEXT BAND OF MORE SIGNIFICANT 
SNOWFALL LIFTING THROUGH E SD AND CENTRAL MN. ALONG WITH LOWER CIGS 
WILL BE CONTINUED RESTRICTION TO VSBY IN SN/BR.   

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY 
     FOR NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-053.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY 
     FOR NDZ007-008-016-027-029-030-039-054.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY 
     FOR MNZ029.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY 
     FOR MNZ001>003-007-027-028-030>032-040.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR 
     MNZ004>006-008-009-013>017-022>024.

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