Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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442 FXUS63 KFGF 130440 AFDFGF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1140 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon in northwest Minnesota. All hazards possible with up to 2" hail, wind to 70mph, and isolated tornadoes. - There is a 15 percent probability of another round of severe thunderstorms on Monday. && .UPDATE... Issued at 1140 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 Last of the thunderstorm activity has moved east of the region this evening, with a frontal boundary shifting southward through the Red River Valley. We will be watching the storms up in southern Manitoba as they shift southward overnight, but severe weather is not expected. UPDATE Issued at 1003 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 Updated to clean up pops with the line of small showers/storms still moving through the northeast and could see another storm or two skirt the far north around 06-08Z with the activity further back to the NW in Manitoba. Adjusted winds some for the night and sky cover with the northeastern activity. Remainder of forecast is on track. Previous update Issued at 622 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 Strongest storms in west central MN have moved into NE MN and central MN this evening. We continue to monitor the storms up in Cavalier, Pembina, and Kittson counties as strong surface vorticity is noted along with MLCAPE. In southeastern ND we are starting to loose the heat and instability this evening limiting further development for that area. Northern MN is currently seeing the atmosphere stabilize slowly. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 344 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...Synopsis... Main upper wave still over southern Saskatchewan, with surface low over the central Red River Valley. Starting to get some towering cumulus clouds in portions of our CWA, although anvils have quickly been orphaned. Still, getting some ML CAPE up into the 1500-2000 J/kg range, and effective shear is around 40 to 50 kts. Special sounding from UND in Grand Forks had fairly dry in the low layers, and this fits with surface obs that have been mostly in the 50s on the ND side of the river. This does not rule out the formation of supercell thunderstorms that could produce hail 2 inches or larger however, and there will be a severe thunderstorm watch coming out shortly. Winds up to 70 mph and even an isolated tornado not out of a question, but continue to think hail will be the main threat. The cells will move quickly off into central MN during the later part of the evening after 00Z. A second shortwave will be digging into MN during the day tomorrow, with some additional showers and thunderstorms in the far north and northwestern portions of the CWA. A few of the ensemble members have CAPE values of around 1000 J/kg tomorrow afternoon as this shortwave comes through, but that is well above the ensemble mean of 500 J/kg. Think we will see some thunder chances, but at this point think probabilities of severe will be less than 5 percent. Upper ridging will move into the Plains then transition to southwesterly flow for Friday and into the weekend. Some precipitation chances with weak ridge riding shortwaves, but predictability is low for any impacts other than rainfall as destabilization is uncertain and shear is not impressive. Better shear on Monday as stronger southwesterly flow sets up and a surface boundary arrives over the Northern Plains. Type of impacts are still uncertain, but there is a 15 percent chance for severe storms to develop for the start of the work week. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 1140 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 Storms have dissipated across the region this evening, with a few isolated thunderstorms in southern Manitoba that will shift southward post 7z. These have a slight potential to affect TVF and DVL between 7z and 12z. Otherwise, winds will turn toward the west around sunrise, with gusts reaching 25kts for DVL, TVF, FAR, and GFK 18z through 02z. Isolated thunderstorm potential in the mid afternoon through 3z for TVF and BJI. && .FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ND...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...MJB/Spender DISCUSSION...JR AVIATION...Spender