999 
FXUS63 KUNR 101532
AFDRAP

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 
930 AM MDT SAT APR 10 1999

WILL MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ZONES THIS MORNING. WARMER AIR 
WRAPPING INTO SYSTEM KEEPS CHANGING SNOW TO LIGHT RAIN AND BACK ON 
THE PLAINS WITH STEADY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN HILLS AND NE WY. WARMEST 
TEMPS CURRENTLY IN NW SD AND SC SD SO COMPLEX TEMPERATURE FIELD OVER 
SD PLAINS. 

SFC WINDS ARE BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY IN SD AND HAVE SWUNG NW IN WY. 
RADAR AND SAT INDICATE DRIER AIR ROTATING INTO SC SD SO WILL MENTION 
SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THERE. 12Z RUC POINTS TO FINGER OF 
GREATER THAN 0C AREA AT 850 DROPS FROM WESTERN ND IN FAR NW SD THIS 
AFTERNOON SO WITH WARMER TEMPS WOULDN/T EXPECT AS MUCH ACCUMULATING 
SNOW THERE AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. 

ENHANCED RETURNS APPEARING ON NW SIDE OF BLACK HILLS AS WINDS COME 
AROUND NW. WILL CONTINUE SNOW ADVISORIES WHILE KEEPING AN EYE ON 
TEMPERATURES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS GUSTING TO 33KT IN KGCC 
WITH HIGH WINDS STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVISORY AREA.

.UNR...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE SD/WY BLACK HILLS
       SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR NE WY AND NORTHERN        
       FOOTHILLS TODAY
       WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS 
       AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON.

RICHARDS