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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

October 5, 2005Lake of the Woods County, Marshall County, Roseau County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind warning at Oct 5, 2005, 8:58 AM CDT for Lake of the Woods County, Marshall County, Roseau County, Minnesota. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 5, 2005, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC)
Expired
Oct 5, 2005, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-10-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2005-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 349 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
471 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
349 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
581 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 051358
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
858 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHEAST TODAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT AHEAD OF THE
LOW. 

MNZ005>008-052200-
/X.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0002.051005T1358Z-051005T2300Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN
858 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

JJ
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 051959
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
259 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT AT 25 TO
40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

MNZ005>008-052300-
/X.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051005T2300Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN
259 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT WILL STILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-060400-
/X.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.051005T2300Z-051006T1100Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
259 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
JCA
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 052302
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
602 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS AT 6 PM CDT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE
NIGHT AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

MNZ005>008-060015-
/X.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051005T2300Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN
602 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...BUT COMBINED WITH EXPECTED LIGHT SNOW...THESE
CONDITIONS WILL WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

$$

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-060715-
/X.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051006T1100Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
602 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...

WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

CJS/DK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 2:59 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFClay, Norman, Wilkin13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.