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FXUS63 KDMX 170324 AAA
AFDDSM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
924 PM CST WED JAN 16 2002

FCST IN DECENT SHAPE BUT MAY NEED TO TWEAK CLD TRENDS AND OVNGT 
LOWS.  NARROR BAND OF SNW COVER OVR NRN TIER OF COUNTIES WILL MAKE 
FOR PROBLEMATIC MIN TEMP FCST TNGT.  KEST JUMPED FM 17 TO 9 BACK TO 
17F FM 01-03Z DUCKING IN AND OUT OF CLDS.  WL GENERALLY DROP DOWN A 
CATEGORY PER CURRENT OBS AND SNW COVER.  ISOLD NRN SPOTS MAY BRIEFLY 
FALL OFF THE TABLE TO REGISTER A QUICK OUTLIER LOW BUT WL TRY TO 
SMOOTH FOR GENERAL TRENDS.

MAY ALSO HAVE TO HIT CLD WORDING A BIT HARDER WITH CONTD PUSH FM 
SD/MN IN NW FLOW...AND SOME MINOR CI ADVANCING FM THE SW.

.DSM...NONE

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