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Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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FPUS73 KMPX 170703
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
203 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

MNZ065-067-073>078-082>085-091>093-170900-
BLUE EARTH-BROWN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-NICOLLET-
REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SIBLEY-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...
NEW ULM...OWATONNA...RED WING...REDWOOD FALLS...ST PETER
203 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.NOW...
MULTIPLE BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND IOWA INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE TWIN CITY
METRO AREA TO SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.

HEAVY RAINS ARE FALLING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM FARIBAULT TO MANKATO AND NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60
FROM MANKATO TO ST JAMES AND WINDOM...AND SOUTH TO THE MINNESOTA IOWA
BORDER THROUGH 600 AM...EXPECT A WIDESPREAD HALF INCH...UP TO TWO
INCHES IN LOCALIZED SPOTS...OVER THIS PART SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN AREA...EXPECT A WIDESPREAD TENTH
INCH ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
UP TO QUARTER INCH IN A FEW PLACES.

THE TRAILING EDGE OF RAIN IS LOCATED FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO REDWOOD
FALLS MARSHALL AND PIPESTONE MINNESOTA OUT TO MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA.

$$

MNZ060>063-068>070-170900-
ANOKA-CARVER-DAKOTA-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL...STILLWATER
203 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.NOW...
A FEW BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TWIN CITY METRO AREA
FROM RIGHT NOW THROUGH 400 AM.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE TWIN CITY METRO AREA TO
SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA.

HEAVY RAINS ARE FALLING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM FARIBAULT TO MANKATO AND NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60
FROM MANKATO TO ST JAMES AND WINDOM...AND SOUTH TO THE MINNESOTA IOWA
BORDER THROUGH 600 AM...EXPECT A WIDESPREAD HALF INCH...UP TO TWO
INCHES IN LOCALIZED SPOTS...OVER THIS PART SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

OTHERWISE OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN AREA...EXPECT A WIDESPREAD TENTH
INCH ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
UP TO QUARTER INCH IN A FEW PLACES.

THE TRAILING EDGE OF RAIN IS LOCATED FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO REDWOOD
FALLS MARSHALL AND PIPESTONE MINNESOTA OUT TO MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA.


$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-170900-
BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RUSK-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH...
RICE LAKE
203 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.NOW...
A FEW BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM
RIGHT NOW THROUGH 400 AM.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RICE LAKE TO THE TWIN CITY
METRO AREA OUT TO SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA.

RAIN FALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-94 FROM THE TWIN
CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE...WITH A WIDESPREAD TENTH INCH...UP TO QUARTER
INCH IN A FEW PLACES. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL NORTH OF 94.

THE TRAILING EDGE OF RAIN IS LOCATED FROM RICE LAKE TO THE TWIN
CITIES.

$$

CARLYON