FXUS63 KBIS 222000
AFDBIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2004

.SHORT TERM...
MINOR RIPPLE MOVING THRU UPPER NORTHWEST FLOW THIS AFTERNOON
TRIGGERING A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL AREAS OF
THE CWA MOVING SOUTH...SOUTHEAST. MAY HAVE TO ADD ISOLATED WORDING
FROM BIS TO JMS EARLY THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE EXPECT ACTIVITY
TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE.

OTHERWISE A DRY PATTERN TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COOL
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH WILL ANCHOR ITSELF OVER THE REGION
WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. SURFACE HIGH DROPS
SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA BY SUNDAY BRINGING A RETURN FLOW AND WARMING
AIR BACK INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. 


.LONG TERM...
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
H500 LOW DIGGING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN US AT THE START OF THE LONG 
TERM WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE EXTENDED...SETTING UP A MOIST 
UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW FOR THE CWA BY MID WEEK. I EXTENDED THE COVERAGE 
OF POPS OVER THE CWA FOR THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
PERIOD. NEAR SEASONAL TEMPS MAY TURN A BIT COOLER BEHIND THE LOW AS 
IT EXITS ON THURSDAY...BUT SHOULD REBOUND QUICKLY THEREAFTER.



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.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

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