662 AWUS83 KBIS 071625 RWSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-080430- REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1025 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2014 /925 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2014/ WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN THE WESTERN DAKOTAS AND EASTERN MONTANA. A FEW ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WERE ALSO OVER THE DAKOTAS WITH AN AREA OF RAIN OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL PICK UP TODAY WITH NORTHWEST GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST. THERE IS ALSO CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S IN SOUTHERN CANADA TO THE MID 60S IN SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOW OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN...EASTERN MONTANA...THE WESTERN HALF OF THE DAKOTAS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS A SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. $$ MM