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FXUS63 KFGF 270930
AFDFGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO CONTINUE
THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY TODAY.
- WIND CHILLS EACH MORNING THIS WEEK WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO
40 BELOW ZERO.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
..SYNOPSIS
NORTHWEST H5 FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH A NARROW SHORTWAVE RIDGE
TRAVERSING THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW WARMER AIR TO
RETURN TO THE AREA, AS WELL AS MOISTURE. BETWEEN TODAY AND FRIDAY,
HOWEVER, DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL ALONG WITH COLDER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SHOWS
STRONG SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS FOR PARTS OF
THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME, DETAILS ARE
MINIMAL, HOWEVER, THE SIGNAL REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF POTENTIAL WINTER
IMPACTS. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE FOR ADVISORY
LEVEL IMPACTS ON SUNDAY. FOLLOWING THE POTENTIAL WEEKEND SYSTEM,
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE SUPPORTED HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
..HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS WEEK
A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN PLACE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN AS BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE IN THE PRESENCE
OF SURFACE TEMPS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH WIND CHILLS EACH MORNING IN THE
30S BELOW ZERO TO NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO. FRIDAY MORNING COULD BE A BIT
COLDER AS REINFORCING COLD AIR ARRIVES LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
MORNING.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1133 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026
IFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT KFAR AS CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS PUSH
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENT BY AROUND 07Z TO
08Z, WITH CONTINUED NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH
MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, CATEGORIES INTERMITTENTLY GO
BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AS WELL
AS SCATTERED TO BROKEN CEILINGS AS LOW AS 1100 FEET. OVERALL,
IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE TAF PERIOD WITH WINDS GRADUALLY BECOMING LESS GUSTY BY
13Z IN MOST AREAS.
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR NDZ006-007-014-
015-024-026-054.
MN...NONE.
DISCUSSION...LYNCH
AVIATION...LYNCH
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