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KEY MESSAGES

- Period of sustained northwest winds of 20-25 mph with gusts 30-40 mph will create areas of blowing snow into early afternoon. Little to no falling snow is expected with these winds, so impacts look to remain in the advisory range with isolated to scattered whiteout conditions possible in open country.

- An Arctic air mass, along with breezy northwest winds, will bring dangerously cold wind chills into the region through Sunday. Wind chills Saturday and Sunday mornings could fall as low as -40F.

UPDATE

Issued at 605 AM CST Fri Dec 12 2025

Cold front at 12z from near Intl Falls to Alexandria with intial area of snow ahead of the front moving east with it. THere is a secondary narrow band of light snow that moved thru NE ND and is now roughly near a Baudette to Crookston to Fargo line. Reductions in the snow are generally 2-4 SM. Outside of any falling snow vsbys at AWOS sites generally abv 3SM. Webcams so far indicate some low level blowing,drifting but overall vsbys remain pretty good. Dont doubt though pockets of lower vsbys are ongoing and will continue thru the early aftn in some areas so wil leave advisory as is. But the chance of blizzard conditions developing as fallen to around zero percent.

..Blowing snow potential today, then wind chills thru Sunday

cold front swill be east of the area shortly after 12z Area of snow along and ahead of it leaving less than 1 inch accumulation as it moves east. By 12z..only lingering snow chances will be found around Bemidji to Wadena. Clouds behind the front giving a few flurries, but much colder and drier airmass behind the front is bringing clearing into Brandon MB and Bottineau and Rugby ND at 09z. Clearing will work east and southeast this morning. But another clipper system moving southeast from northern Montana thru SW ND into South Dakota will likely keep some mid and high level moisture in our southern region thru tonight, before drier air moves southward and clears out a lot of the cloud cover for all areas Saturday and Saturday night. Latest temp fcsts and wind chill forecasts indicate a bit smaller area of potentially -40F or lower wind chills early Saturday and Sunday mornings. So for this reason will maintain the cold weather advisory as lowest wind chills for most areas will be in the -30s.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 605 AM CST Fri Dec 12 2025

Clearing of the clouds is working its way east with clearing likely into GFK 14-15z and is likely to push east and south thru the morning....though high or mid clouds from a system tracking from Montana to SD will keep some clouds in SE ND today. Vsbys today at AWOS/ASOS sites 4SM to P6SM. NW winds gusting 25 kts or higher thru early aftn then diminishing, with main wind gusts Red River valley and eastern ND.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...Winter Weather Advisory until 3 PM CST this afternoon for NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054. Cold Weather Advisory until noon CST Sunday for NDZ006>008- 014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054. MN...Winter Weather Advisory until 3 PM CST this afternoon for MNZ001>004-007. Cold Weather Advisory until noon CST Sunday for MNZ001>009- 013>017-022>024-027>032-040.