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FXUS63 KFGF 261730
AFDFGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1230 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER WED/THUR BEFORE WARMER TEMPS AND
RAIN CHANCES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 239 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
..SYNOPSIS
SLOW MOVING H5 UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND AREAS SOUTH TO ABOUT HIGHWAY 2. A FEW
STRONGER STORMS COULD FORM THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY, SHOWERS AND STORMS END DURING
THE EARLY MORNING, WITH DRY WEATHER THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY SIMILAR EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
WITH WIDESPREAD 70S TO LOW 80S FOR HIGH TEMPS EACH AFTERNOON.
OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER H5 SHORTWAVE MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.
..ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
THIS AFTERNOON, MOST BEING VERY LIGHT. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO
AN UPPER LOW AND H5 TROUGH EXTENDING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA,
IN THE PRESENCE OF MODEST INSTABILITY AND PEAK DAYTIME HEATING.
AT THIS TIME, THE BEST FORCING REMAINS EAST OF THE AREA;
HOWEVER, THERE IS JUST ENOUGH FORCING, ALONG SMALL LOBES OF
HIGHER VORTICITY THAT ARE MOVING ALONG THE FLOW TO THE SOUTH OF
THE MAIN H5 LOW, TO ALLOW A MENTION OF ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCES WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS TO ABOUT WADENA, MN.
THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER, WITH
A LOWER CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1230 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
STRATUS CONTINUES TO HANG ON IN PARTS OF WESTERN MN, INCLUDING
AT KTVF AND KBJI. MVFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A BIT
LONGER BUT SATELLITE TRENDS SHOW SCATTERING OUT SHOULD OCCUR IN
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD,
CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME PATCHY GROUND FOG TOMORROW
MORNING BUT NOT A STRONG ENOUGH SIGNAL TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS.
WINDS THAT ARE GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO 20 KTS AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP DOWN THIS EVENING BELOW 12 KTS, THEN
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
DISCUSSION...LYNCH
AVIATION...JR
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