000
AWUS83 KBIS 200138
RWSBIS
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-201200-

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
835 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST MONTANA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT
SLOWLY SOUTH.

THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT.

FOR NORTH DAKOTA...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM 40 NORTH TO 55
SOUTHEAST.

SOUTH DAKOTA...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST
CENTRAL. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 40S TO MIDDLE 50S.

MINNESOTA...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH.
LOWS FROM THE MID 40S NORTH TO THE UPPER 50S SOUTH.

EASTERN MONTANA...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S.

SOUTHERN MANITOBA...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.

AND FOR SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN
THE MIDDLE 40S.

$$
VJR

000
AWUS83 KFGF 192353
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
653 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

COOL AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. COOLER
WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THEN WARMER ON SUNDAY.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A COLD FRONT ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN
HALF OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL RETURN
NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

HOPPES

000
AWUS83 KBIS 192051
RWSBIS
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-201200-

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
350 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ONTARIO THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST MONTANA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH.

THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT.

FOR NORTH DAKOTA...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM 40 NORTH TO 55
SOUTHEAST.

SOUTH DAKOTA...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST
CENTRAL. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 40S TO MIDDLE 50S.

MINNESOTA...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH.
LOWS FROM THE MID 40S NORTH TO THE UPPER 50S SOUTH.

EASTERN MONTANA...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S.

SOUTHERN MANITOBA...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.

AND FOR SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE
40S.

$$
VJR

000
AWUS83 KFGF 191607
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
1115 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

A WEAK COOL FRONT MOVING INTO AND THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY
DIRECTION. A MORE IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT LURKING OVER
CENTRAL CANADA WILL PUSH THROUGH OUR REGION OVERNIGHT.

SATURDAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S ACROSS THE NORTH AND LOW
70S OVER THE SOUTH. BUT ALL IN ALL A NICE DAY FOR THE OPEN
HOUSE HELD HERE AT OUR WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM.


$$

JK/WJB

000
AWUS83 KFGF 191148
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
644 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MINNESOTA LAKES REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST AND END BY NOON TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
INITIATING THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MUCH LESS THAN YESTERDAY AND
SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT SAGGING SOUTH FROM CANADA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AND CAUSE SATURDAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES TO BE MUCH
COOLER THAN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS WITH 60S IN THE NORTH AND LOW 70S
IN THE SOUTH.


$$

JK

000
AWUS83 KFGF 190211
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
911 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

A PASSING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY CAUSE HAS A SLIGHT OF DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE
AREA FRIDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION.

$$

G2

000
AWUS83 KFGF 181831
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
130 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL CAUSE STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE
DAYTIME HIGHS TO PUSH INTO THE 70S OVER MOST OF THE AREA. AS THE
SYSTEM PASSES LATER THIS EVENING THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY. COOLER AIR WILL SLIDE
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AGAIN
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.

$$

HOPKINS

000
AWUS83 KFGF 181146
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
645 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

APPROACHING TROUGH IN THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE DAYTIME HIGHS TO WARM AND
MOISTURE TO INCREASE. AS THE TROUGH PASSES THIS EVENING THERE WILL
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
COOLER AIR EXPECTED TO SLIDE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND AGAIN TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WITH THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF STORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

$$

JK

000
AWUS83 KFGF 181121
RWSFGF

AREA WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
620 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

APPROACHING TROUGH IN THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE DAYTIME HIGHS TO WARM
INCREASE MOISTURE. AS THE TROUGH PASSES THIS EVENING THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH COOLER AIR
EXPECTED TO SLIDE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL REBOUND AGAIN TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE
NEXT BEST CHANCE OF STORMS ON TUESDAY.

$$

JK