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FXUS63 KFGF 082200
AFDFGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
400 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE OF THE WOODS. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIN BANDS OF SNOW.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 400 PM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
..SYNOPSIS
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AROUND
LAKE OF THE WOODS, THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY, AND PORTIONS OF
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A STRONG H5 TROUGH IS MOVING SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON, ALLOWING COLD AIR TO ADVECT INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH
AND NORTHWEST. BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING
AND INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE. GUSTS TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT, WITH SURFACE WINDS STILL
RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 MPH FOR MOST LOCATIONS. LOWS TONIGHT FALL INTO
THE LOWER TEENS IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN, WITH UPPER TEENS IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL REACH THE UPPER 20S
TO LOW 30S. WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK AS H5
RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY SHOULD REACH THE 30S ON MONDAY TO NEAR 50 DEGREES ON
TUESDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1140 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
KFAR AND KTVF ARE SEEING AT LEAST INTERMITTENT VFR CONDITIONS
AT MIDDAY, WITH MVFR CEILINGS AT ALL OTHER TAF SITES. LOOK FOR
SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN MOST AREAS, WITH KDVL STILL POSSIBLY SEEING
A FEW STRAY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. GUSTS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT, BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE MORE SUNDAY MORNING.
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
DISCUSSION...LYNCH
AVIATION...LYNCH
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