000 FPUS63 KBIS 121627 SFPND NDZ001>054-122230- STATE FORECAST FOR NORTH DAKOTA ...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1030 AM CST TUE MAR 12 2002 .THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY...WITH A FEW SPRINKLES WEST AND CENTRAL. WINDY WEST AND CENTRAL WITH HIGHS FROM AROUND 40 NORTHEAST TO THE UPPER 50S IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST. .TONIGHT...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. FLURRIES POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LOWS IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S. .SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW CENTRAL AND EAST. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LOWS IN THE TEENS. JV