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KEY MESSAGES
- A swath of accumulating snow of 2 or more inches as well as gusty winds of at least 50 mph will impact the area Thursday evening into early Friday morning. There is a 50 percent chance for blizzard conditions, especially the northern Red River Valley and parts of northwest Minnesota.
- Another system moves through the Northern Plains this weekend, bringing accumulating snow. At this time, there is a 30 percent chance for Advisory impacts.
..Another Winter System Possible this Weekend
A strong, Arctic front will bring another chance for accumulating snow late Saturday into Sunday. At this time, there are still some differences in the potential track, with several solutions favoring southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. There is a 30 percent chance of Advisory level impacts Saturday night through midday Sunday.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
Issued at 1247 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026
Most of the TAF sites are VFR with the exception of KDVL, which has had some IFR stratus move in from the west. MVFR ceilings just west of KFAR should move into that airport in the next few hours. Both KDVL and KFAR should improve to VFR for a period this afternoon and evening, but KDVL will go back down to MVFR towards the end of the period as light snow and stratus moves back in. KGFK and the MN airports should remain VFR, but should be down to 4000-7000 ft ceilings by tomorrow morning. Winds out of the northwest at 8 to 12 kts will become light and variable by this evening, then pick up out of the south to southeast by the end of the period with gusts above 25 kts.
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ND...Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for NDZ008-016-027-030. High Wind Warning from 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday for NDZ024-028-029-038-039-049-052-053. Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday for NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054. MN...Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022>024- 027-028-032. High Wind Warning from 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday for MNZ003-029>031-040. Winter Storm Warning from 1 PM Thursday to 1 PM CDT Friday for MNZ006-009-016-017.
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