THROUGH  THURSDAY JAN 16, 2014
  
 AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM NORTHERN
 SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS LAKE SUPERIOR ON
 THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
 WEDNESDAY…A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
 PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE
 LIGHT PRECIPITATION…STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD LEAD TO
 AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE RED RIVER
 VALLEY.
 
 AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…WINDS
 WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE WEST…GRADUALLY SHIFTING
 TO THE NORTH. WINDS MAY GUST ABOVE 50 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 AND THURSDAY…WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
 DROPS SOUTHWARD. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
 ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLIZZARD
 CONDITIONS