000 AWUS83 KBIS 121713 CCA RWSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131100- REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1210 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005 A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND RAIN TO THE REGION. VARIOUS WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY... NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW WEST. RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY CENTRAL AND EAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A FOOT FAR SOUTHWEST. 4 TO 8 INCHES REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHWEST...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTHWEST TO SOUTH CENTRAL. HIGHS IN THE 30S WEST TO THE MID 40S EAST. SOUTH DAKOTA...SNOW DIMINISHING AND MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN EAST TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS. HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 30S WEST TO NEAR 55 SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST. MINNESOTA...RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH...RAIN LIKELY CENTRAL. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW NORTH. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S. EASTERN MONTANA...CLOUDY WITH SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHERN MANITOBA...BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. AND FOR SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 40S. $$ NH