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FXUS63 KFSD 120800
AFDFSD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
300 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002

LOW CLDS AND DRIZZLE WILL BE SLOW TO BREAK TODAY AS LOW LEVELS 
REMAIN QUITE MOIST BELOW INVERSION. BUT SHUD SEE CLDS BREAK UP FM W 
TO E LATE THIS MORN THRU AFTN AS SFC LOW OVR MO PULLS AWAY AND DRIER 
LOW LEVEL AIR MOVES IN FM THE NW. TEMPS WL REMAIN QUITE COOL 
ALTHOUGH WARMER THAN SAT. STILL ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEG BLO NORM. 

MID LVEL WAVE MOVES ACRS CWA TONIGHT. CUD SEE A FEW SPRINKLES BUT 
MAIN LIFT WL REMAIN N OF CWA SO WL ONLY GO PC. THIS WAVE WL BRING A 
ANOTHER FNT SEWD ACRS CWA LATER TONIGHT AND MON MORN. GUD SUBSIDENCE 
BEHIND THIS FNT...SO WUD EXPECT WNDS TO PICK UP TO 15 TO 30 
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACRS SW MN. RELATIVELY COOL ALOFT BUT 
SHUD MIX OUT TO AT LEAST H85 SO TEMPS WL BE A FEW DEG WARMER THAN 
TODAY. 

GUD WARMUP ON TUE AND CONT INTO WED AHEAD OF NEXT CDFNT. LLM SHUD 
BEGIN TO RETURN N TUES NITE AND FEEL MODELS TOO FAS ON FNT FOR WED 
BASED ON POSITION OF UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. SO CHC OF TRW LOOKS GOOD. 
FNT PUSHES THRU WED NITE WITH A LINGERING CHC OF RW THU MORN. SHUD 
BBE COOLER THAN CURRENT FCST FOR THU. CHC OF RAIN FRI...BUT THIS MAY 
REMAIN S OF CWA. BUT WITH UNCERTAINTY OF UPPER LEVELS...WL NOT TAKE 
OUT PRECIP ATTM. 

.FSD...NONE.