735 
FXUS63 KFGF 141442
AFDFGF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
940 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR UPDATE CONCERNS MAINLY 
TEMPERATURES. CLOUDS HAD A BIG IMPACT ON AM TEMPERATURES AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY. IN CLEAR AREAS TEMPERATURES DROPPED DOWN 
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH CLOUDY AREAS HOLDING IN THE 20S. 
MESOSCALE MODELS SLOW TO CLEAR CLOUDS OUT ACROSS THE FAR EAST  WITH 
AT LEAST PARTIAL SOLAR ELSEWHERE. FRESH SNOW COVER OVER CLEAR AREAS 
MAY HOLD TEMPERATURES DOWN A LITTLE AND CLOUDS MAY LIMIT WARMING 
OVER TREED AREAS TO THE EAST. WILL TRIM TEMPERATURES THESE AREAS 
DOWN A FEW DEGREES. ANY OTHER CHANGES TO GRIDS WILL BE MINIMAL.  

&&

.AVIATION...

IFR/MVFR CIGS ACROSS EASTERN FA MAY RISE INTO MVFR/VFR CONDITIONS 
BUT EXPECT CIGS TO BE SLOW TO SCATTER OUT.  BR BECOMING ISOLD AND 
EXPECT CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE AM. THE CEILINGS AND VIS 
WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN AFTER 06Z TONIGHT...STARTING AT KDVL AND 
MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT 
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT 
     FOR MNZ001>004-007-029.

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