000 AWUS83 KILX 171651 RWSILX ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-172200- REGIONAL WEATHER SYNOPSIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1050 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2004 A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INTO SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AROUND NOON...WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT...THE WINTERY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY UNTIL SUNDAY. AFTER THAT...DRY AND COLDER WEATHER WILL BE IN STORE FOR THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY...WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...TO THE LOWER 50S ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. LOWS TONIGHT...WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS BELOW ZERO IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA...TO THE LOWER 40S IN KENTUCKY. $$ KELLY