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AREA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
330 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2002

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR HUDSON BAY CONTINUED TO 
GENERATE CLOUDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION AS FAR WEST AS THE UPPER 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WERE A LITTLE COOLER 
THAN THEY HAVE BEEN OVER LAST SEVERAL DAYS AS A RESULT OF THE 
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE LOW. READINGS WERE GENERALLY IN THE 
20S LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGIONAL
WEATHER FOR THIS WEEKEND.  WE CAN EXPECT CLOUDS TO ROTATE OVER THE 
REGION ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL DUSTING OF LIGHT SNOW. THE BETTER 
CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND 
WISCONSIN. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TEENS 
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA...TO THE MIDDLE 20S IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE 
WINDS WILL STAY BLUSTERY FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH WIND CHILLS MAKING 
IT FEEL 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER.  HIGHS ON SUNDAY SHOULD BE MAINLY 
IN THE 20S.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE START OF NEXT WEEK...THE LOW WILL GIVE WAY TO 
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. AS A RESULT...THE SKIES SHOULD START TO 
CLEAR ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO THE SEASONAL NORMALS AND 
LOWER.
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RLB