449 FXUS43 KFSD 071613 AFDFSD AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1015 AM CST SAT MAR 7 1998 DRY MID LEVELS OVR SW MN CONTS TO KEEP MUCH SNOW FM FALLING OVR THERE. ADVY MAY BE A BUST AS SYS WL BEGIN TO SHIFT S WITH TIME. FOR NOW WL NOT DROP ADVY BUT WL LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS. ACRS SE SD AND NW IA SNOW CONTS TO FALL BUT AMOUNTS WL LIKELY BE NOT AS MUCH. LATEST ETA/NGM SHOWS BEST LIFT THRU 00Z WITH RAPID DECREASE AFTER. SO SNOW SHUD TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. DOUBT IF WATCH WL BE UPGRADED TO WARNG OVR NW IA AS NOT MUCH SNOW FALLING NOW AND ONLY A FEW INCHES EXPECTED THIS AFTN AND EVE. WNDS WL BECOME STRONG NLY TONITE AND WL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.