000 FPUS53 KMPX 231815 AAA ZFPMPX ZONE FORECASTS...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 MNZ054>058-064-065-073-232200- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SWIFT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS... WILLMAR 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY AND MILD. HIGHS 55 TO 60. WIND WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT...RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN TAPERING TO FLURRIES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES. BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 15 ABOVE. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 15. .TUESDAY...COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW. HIGHS NEAR 10. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ WIZ025>028-232200- CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MILD. HIGHS FROM 45 TO 50. WIND SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST. .TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW LATE. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S. WIND TURNING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY...CHANGING TO SNOW. TEMPERATURES STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. TURNING BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH LOWS NEAR 15. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO 20. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS FROM 10 TO 15. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ MNZ041>043-047>050-232200- BENTON-DOUGLAS-MORRISON-POPE-STEARNS-STEVENS-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...ST CLOUD 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS LATE. HIGH FROM 50 TO 55. WEST WIND WIND 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT...SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 20S. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES. BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BLUSTERY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 15. .TUESDAY...COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW. HIGHS NEAR 10. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ MNZ074>076-082-083-091-232200- BLUE EARTH-BROWN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...NEW ULM...ST PETER 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 55 TO 60. WIND WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT...RAIN DEVELOPING LATE. RAIN MAY BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH SNOW. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY...CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY. SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES LATE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BLUSTERY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 20. .TUESDAY...COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW. HIGHS 10 TO 15. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS AROUND ZERO. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 10 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ MNZ051-059>063-066>070-WIZ023-024-232200- ANOKA-CARVER-DAKOTA-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD-PIERCE-RAMSEY-SCOTT-SHERBURNE- SIBLEY-ST CROIX-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...MINNEAPOLIS...ST PAUL... STILLWATER 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY AND MILD. HIGHS 50 TO 55. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE. .TONIGHT...RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY. BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH STEADY TEMPERATURES AROUND 30. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES EARLY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TEENS. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 20. .TUESDAY...COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS FROM 10 TO 15. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 6 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ MNZ044-045-052-053-WIZ014>016-232200- BARRON-CHISAGO-ISANTI-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-POLK-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...LADYSMITH...MILACA...RICE LAKE 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 NO CHANGE .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH... BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN CHANCE IS 390 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 20S. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES. BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BLUSTERY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 15. .TUESDAY...COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW. HIGHS FROM 10 TO 15. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ MNZ077-078-084-085-092-093-232200- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-RICE-STEELE-WASECA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA...RED WING 1214 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2002 UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 50 TO 55. WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW LATE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND TURNING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY...CHANGING TO SNOW. TEMPERATURES STEADY IN THE LOWER 30S. WIND NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. TURNING BLUSTERY AND COLDER WITH LOWS 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS 15 TO 20. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS NEAR ZERO. HIGHS FROM 10 TO 15. .WEDNESDAY...DRY. LOWS FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS FROM 5 TO 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S. $$ RICHARDSON