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ABUS30 KMSP 160944
SWSMN 

MINNESOTA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
430 AM CDT MON SEP 16 2002

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WERE OBSERVED OVER MINNESOTA DURING THE 
NIGHT..BUT A SOUTHWEST BREEZE WAS STARTING TO TRANSPORT MILDER AIR 
INTO THE STATE. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE MID 40S 
IN THE SOUTHEAST TO AROUND 60 IN THE NORTHWEST. 

THE WARM SOUTHWEST BREEZE WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE 
SLIDES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP 
OVER THE DAKOTAS INTO NEBRASKA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE 
ATMOSPHERE REMAINS RATHER DRY..THUS EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND 
WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE READINGS IN 
THE 80S TODAY AND TUESDAY. 

MORE MOISTURE COMES INTO THE PICTURE ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
WITH THE PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE CHANCES FOR A FEW SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW PRESSURE EDGES CLOSER TO 
THE STATE. 

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JPR