168  
ACUS11 KWNS 011325  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 011325  
MNZ000-NDZ000-011730-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0002  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0725 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2005  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...NRN AND ERN ND / NWRN MN  
 
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW  
 
VALID 011325Z - 011730Z  
 
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NRN AND ERN ND AND WILL DEVELOP  
INTO NWRN MN BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 -  
1.5 IN / HR APPEAR LIKELY.  
 
12Z BIS RAOB SATURATED UP TO ABOUT 500 MB WITH FAVORABLE TEMPERATURE  
RANGE FOR DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH BETWEEN 700 AND 550 MB. CONTINUED  
THETA-E ADVECTION JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL PERSIST WITH  
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING IN AFOREMENTIONED 700-550 LAYER SHIFTING EWD  
WITH TIME INTO ERN ND AND NWRN MN.  
 
..JEWELL.. 01/01/2005  
 
PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...  
 
 
NOTICE  
 
SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A  
SCHEDULED BASIS...FOUR TIMES A DAY...BETWEEN 00-01 UTC...  
06-07 UTC...12-13 UTC...AND 18-19 UTC AS SIGNIFICANT SHORT  
RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS UNFOLD. THIS SCHEDULE WILL BE  
USED FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28.  
 
ATTN...WFO...FGF...BIS  
 
47400056 47430122 47590207 48280239 49010244 49019784  
49009652 48089565 47549520 46789555 46769686 47299903  
 
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