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KEY MESSAGES

- Snow showers accompanied by gusty winds will cause blowing snow tonight through Friday. This will sharply reduce visibility impacting travel conditions, and a winter weather advisory is in effect.

- There will be at least scattered/intermittent whiteout conditions within snow showers leading to advisory level impacts. However, there is a 40 percent chance of blizzard conditions with the Red River Valley into eastern North Dakota if snow becomes more widespread.

- Wind chill values fall into the range of 30 below zero to 40 below zero Saturday morning.

..Cold wind chills Saturday morning

With the Arctic air firmly in place Friday night into Saturday, temperatures will drop below zero and continue down into the teens below. With northwest winds continuing at least 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts, wind chills will drop down into the -30 to -40 range. Will likely need some sort of cold headline, but given short term impacts will hold off for now.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1139 AM CST Thu Jan 15 2026

All TAFs VFR except for some stratus hanging around KBJI which is making things MVFR. Winds will pick up out of the west with gusts above 25kts at times, but no snow to blow around at this point. Mostly VFR conditions will continue through the afternoon and evening, then conditions will go downhill as a strong cold front comes through tonight. Gusts over 30 kts, along with snow showers, will impact the TAF sites during the later half of the TAF period. Ceilings mostly in the MVFR range, but the bigger impact to aviation operations will be visibility with falling and blowing snow. Currently have mostly visibility in the 3/4 to 1SM range with snow showers and blowing snow as we head into tomorrow morning, but some 1/2SM or even lower can't be ruled out if a heavier snow shower sets up over an airports. Winds and low visibility will continue through most of the TAF period.

FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ND...Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Friday for NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052-053. Winter Weather Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Friday for NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054. MN...Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Friday for MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.