Wind Advisory 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

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WWUS73 KBIS 310406
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1106 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
WILL MOVE TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH TO THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE THROUGH
1 AM CDT.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-310600-
/X.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-050831T0600Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1106 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005 /1006 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
320 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC TROUGH AND FRONT MOVING SLOWER THAN
EARLIER ANTICIPATED. EXPECT FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 5 TO 7 PM ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AS MONTANA
HAS BEEN REPORTING 30 TO 40 KT WIND GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE THIS
EVENING. MODELS CONTINUE TO BUILD UP CAPE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
SO A SHORT PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS
STILL THE CURRENT THINKING. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH PRECIP
SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE REGION AFTER SUNRISE SO WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY
DRY. REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL BE SPENT UNDER A BUILDING 500 MB
RIDGE SO EXPECT QUIET WEATHER WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
ON SATURDAY THE UPPER LEVEL H500 RIDGE AXIS IS OVER THE CENTRAL
CONUS...THEN SHIFTS EASTWARD ON SUNDAY AS A H500 TROUGH MOVES
EASTWARD OVER THE ROCKIES. BY MONDAY MORNING THE H500 TROUGH IS
EMERGING EAST OF THE ROCKIES BRINGING SHORTWAVE ENERGY TO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT. HAVE INTRODUCED
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT TO THE
REGION. HAVE KEPT TUESDAY DRY FOR NOW AS MOST OF THE SHORTWAVE
ENERGY IS EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS
TUESDAY WITH THE MAIN H500 COLD POOL IN SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY...WESTERN THIRD...TONIGHT.

&&

WAA/JV

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
403 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-310915-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
403 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005 /303 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2005/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING THEN SLOWLY EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. GOOD DAYTIME HEATING AND DEWPOINTS
IN THE 50S WILL LEAD TO MODERATE INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
CAPES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 J/KG. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...SOME COULD BE
SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.