000 AWUS83 KBIS 231818 RWSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-232300- REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1216 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2005 A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON... NORTH DAKOTA...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN CENTRAL AND WEST. WINDY SOUTHWEST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG EAST WITH RAIN SHOWERS SOUTHEAST. HIGHS FROM THE MID 40S SOUTHWEST TO THE MID 30S NORTHEAST. SOUTH DAKOTA...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. BECOMING WINDY WEST AND CENTRAL. HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 30S NORTHEAST TO UPPER 50S SOUTHWEST. MINNESOTA...MOSTLY CLOUDY NORTH WITH AREAS OF FOG. AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE NORTHEAST. INCREASING CLOUDS SOUTH. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SOUTHWEST LATE. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOW 40S. EASTERN MONTANA...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NORTH TO THE LOW 50S SOUTH. SOUTHERN MANITOBA...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEST. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. AND FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN...CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S EAST TO LOW 40S WEST. $$