000 
FXUS63 KBIS 280724
AFDBIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
124 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013

.DISCUSSION...

LEAD S/WV IMPULSES EJECTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...ALONG WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER LEVEL
JET LIFTING NORTHEAST TOWARDS/ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...CONTINUE TO
GENERATE PRECIPITATION ALONG A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTATED
SFC BOUNDARY. 

MAIN CHANGES WITH THIS FORECAST UPDATE WAS TO ADJUST HOURLY
WEATHER TRENDS...WHICH RESULTED IN COOLING MORNING LOWS A FEW
DEGREES. AT THIS TIME A DENSE FOG ADVISORY DOES NOT APPEAR
NECESSARY ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WITH VISIBILITIES
GENERALLY ABOVE 1SM. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SHOULD A ADVISORY
BECOME NECESSARY.


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.AVIATION...

MULTIPLE AVIATION HAZARDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL 
NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE 06 UTC TAF CYCLE. THERE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW 
LONG IFR CIGS/VSBY IN FOG AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT KISN...AND HELD A 
TEMPO GROUP THROUGH 07 UTC FOR NOW. IFR CONDITIONS IN STRATUS AND 
SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT 
LEAST 10 UTC AT KDIK. KMOT WILL SEE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS 
FROM SNOW TONIGHT...WITH IFR TO OCCASIONAL NEAR LIFR CONDITIONS 
THROUGH 14 UTC. KBIS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF 
THE SNOW BAND WITH IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN STRATUS AND LIGHT SNOW 
BY 08 UTC. IFR CONDITIONS IN FOG...STRATUS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE 
EXPECTED BY 08 UTC AT KJMS. 

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.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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UPDATE...NH
AVIATION...AYD