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FXUS63 KFGF 212048
AFDFGF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
348 PM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

Still many questions in regards to convection thru the night.
Boundary located from Red Lake MN west to near Cooperstown ND. a
bit more east wind north of this boundary from earlier convection
while south winds south of this boundary with temps mid 80s to low
90s. Sfc based cape 3-4k in the RRV but where storms are nr
Cooperstown/Carrington some cap exists and still not certain
storms are rooted in boundary layer yet. Storms east toward GFK
into Crookston was elevated.

Overnight storms that are expected to fire in Manitoba may drop
southeast into NE ND but that again is not certain.

Breezy and cooler Saturday with risk of a few showers or t-storms
in NW MN.


.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

Sunday a cool day compared to normal and then next wave with tstm
chance arriving into central/ern ND late Monday aftn and moving
east. For Tues-Fri relatively quite pattern.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon)
Issued at 111 PM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

VFR thru the pd outside of the t-storms where cigs/wind variable.


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

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SHORT TERM...Riddle
LONG TERM...Riddle
AVIATION...Riddle