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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
340 PM CST WED MAR 5 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 336 PM CST WED MAR 5 2014

ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PERIOD CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON WITH GROUND
BLIZZARD STARTING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN VALLEY AS STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. STRONG WAA WITH 925MB WINDS AT 35 TO
40KTS WILL MIX EFFICIENTLY IN THE 21Z TO 00Z TIME FRAME ACROSS THE
NORTH. THESE WINDS COUPLED WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE AN OPEN COUNTRY GROUND BLIZZARD THIS EVENING.

EARLY TONIGHT THE NEXT PUSH OF WAA REACHES THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE FA WITH ABOVE FREEZING 850MB TEMPS REACHING THE HWY 2
CORRIDOR. AS A RESULT PCPN TYPE MAY BE A MIX OF SNOW AND SOME
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER JUST SNOW WILL OCCUR AND ALLOW FOR 2 TO 4
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DID ISSUED A WNTR WX ADVY THRU 12Z TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE MIXED PTYPE AND SNOWFALL.

HIGH TEMPS THURSDAY WILL REACH INTO THE LOW 30S. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD
AIR WITH LIGHT SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FA THE 00Z TO 06Z. MAY
NEED TO ADD SOME BLOWING SNOW MENTION FRIDAY MORNING...WILL MONITOR.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 336 PM CST WED MAR 5 2014

FOR FRI THROUGH WED...TEMPS WILL START THE PERIOD BELOW NORMAL
BEFORE A BIG WARMING TREND EXPECTED BY SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HIGH TEMPS BY SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD WARM ABOVE NORMAL
AND COULD HIT 40 IN SOME AREAS WITH FAVORABLE WESTERLY FLOW. SOME
COOLER TEMPS COULD MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...BUT NO MAJOR STORMS EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1202 PM  CST WED MAR 5 2014

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST TO 35KT AT TIMES IN THE VALLEY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE VSBYS TO FALL INTO THE IFR
RANGE OR EVEN LOWER AT TIMES WHEN SOME LIGHT SNOW MOVES IN.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFT MORE
WESTERLY...WITH IFR/MFVR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH CIGS AND SOME SNOW/MIXED PRECIP TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING.


&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR NDZ006-014-
     015-024-026-028>030.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
     THURSDAY FOR NDZ007-008-016-027-054.

     BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ007-008-016-
     027-054.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR MNZ002-005-
     006-008-013>015.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
     THURSDAY FOR MNZ001-004-007.

     BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ001-004-007.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...JK
LONG TERM...DK
AVIATION...DK
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