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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Bismarck, ND

October 30, 200616 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 30, 2006, 2:19 AM MST for 16 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2006, 2:19 AM MST (09:19 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2006, 8:30 PM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 45 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2006-10-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2006-10-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
2715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 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 KBIS 300919
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
319 AM CST MON OCT 30 2006

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE TO
MINNESOTA BY EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

NDZ040>048-050-051-301730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.061030T0919Z-061031T0600Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
319 AM CST MON OCT 30 2006 /219 AM MST MON OCT 30 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE TO
MINNESOTA BY EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$
JF
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 301636
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1036 AM CST MON OCT 30 2006

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE
TO MINNESOTA BY EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

NDZ040>048-050-051-310045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061031T0600Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
1036 AM CST MON OCT 30 2006 /936 AM MST MON OCT 30 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE TO
MINNESOTA BY EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 302126
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
326 PM CST MON OCT 30 2006

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE NORTH TO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

NDZ031>037-310530-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061031T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN
326 PM CST MON OCT 30 2006 /226 PM MST MON OCT 30 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE NORTH TO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$

NDZ040>048-050-051-310530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061031T0600Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
326 PM CST MON OCT 30 2006 /226 PM MST MON OCT 30 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE NORTH TO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 310330
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
930 PM CST MON OCT 30 2006

...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... 
.THE QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG
WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA.

THE STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION AS THERE MAY STILL BE
PATCHES OF ICE ON ROADWAYS.

NDZ031>037-040>048-050-051-310430-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061031T0600Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
930 PM CST MON OCT 30 2006 /830 PM MST MON OCT 30 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$
TWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 2:37 AM MSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryBISBillings, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Foster and 11 more18 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.