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ABUS30 KMSP 251713
SWSMN 

MINNESOTA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1113 AM CST TUE MAR 25 2003


THINNING CLOUDS WERE EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS 
MORNING...NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM EAST GRAND FORKS...TO 
HINCKLEY. FLURRIES WERE REPORTED IN THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS AND 
LITTLE FORK AREAS...WHILE THE REST OF THE STATE REMAINED CLEAR TO 
PARTLY CLOUDY. 11 AM TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 30 DEGREES AT FLAG 
ISLAND...TO 50 DEGREES AT PIPE STONE AND WINONA.

THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THINNING ACROSS NORTHERN 
MINNESOTA...WHILE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER IS ANTICIPATED OVER 
WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE. A FEW SHOWERS 
MAY DEVELOP AROUND MANKATO...MARSHALL...REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM 
DUE TO A WEAK RIPPLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE 
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40S AND 50S 
THIS AFTERNOON.   

THE QUIET WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
BEFORE THE WEATHER TURNS MUCH MORE UNSETTLED TO FINISH OFF THE WORK 
WEEK. LATEST COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS 
LIKELY TO AFFECT MINNESOTA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 
WITH SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS 
STORM SYSTEM IS STILL NOT KNOWN...HOWEVER IT IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY 
THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF 
NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 
PERSONS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING EARLY SPRING STORM.

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WJC