Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
717 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 717 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2014

TIMING DISSIPATION OF CLOUD COVER TONIGHT WILL BE FORECAST
CHALLENGE. CURRENTLY VIS SAT SHOWING MOST OF AREA MOSTLY CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST BUT HERE IN GRAND FORKS...SKIES BECOMING MUCH BRIGHTER AS
CLOUD LAYER THINS. WILL BE TOUGH TO TIME BUT OVERALL WILL SLOW
DOWN CLEARING UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. WILL SEE HOW THIS WORKS AND
READJUST AT 10 PM.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2014

STILL HAVE PRETTY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION ALTHOUGH
THERE HAS BEEN SOME SHRINKAGE ALONG ITS EDGES. THINK A SLOW
DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING IS STILL LIKELY. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN
HIT AND MISS BUT MAINLY OVER WEST CENTRAL MN. WILL NOT EXTEND THE
MENTION OF ANY SHOWERS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LOW TEMPS WILL
PROBABLY BE THE MAIN ISSUE TONIGHT. AS NORTH WINDS DIE DOWN AND
CLOUDS START TO THIN TEMPS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FOR MONDAY BUT NORTH WINDS SHOULD KEEP THINGS ON THE
COOL SIDE YET. SAME STORY CONTINUES INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2014

850MB TEMPS RECOVER A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY FROM TUE INTO WED SO
GENERALLY EXPECT HIGHS TO WARM A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY TOO. FOR WED
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...OVERALL QUIET PERIOD WITH REGION IN MID
LEVEL NORTHWEST FLOW AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE RIGHT AROUND AVERAGE AND WILL BE COMFORTABLE WITH DEWPOINTS IN
THE 50S.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 717 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2014

VFR CIGS WITH CLOUDS SLOWLY THINNING OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SHOULD
SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BY MID MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGHOUT PERIOD.

&&

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

$$

UPDATE...SPEICHER
SHORT TERM...GODON
LONG TERM...GODON/VOELKER
AVIATION...SPEICHER
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