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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 7, 200732 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind watch at Jan 7, 2007, 3:57 AM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 8, 2007, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2007, 3:57 AM MST (10:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2007, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 8, 2007, 3:38 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2007-01-07Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2007-01-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 284 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
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
284 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 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 071058
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
457 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.FOR TODAY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

.FOR MONDAY...ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW MORNING...AND ENVELOPE THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A
LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO
UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING  
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED 
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY 
TRAVEL.


NDZ033-040-041-043-044-071500-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER
357 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER ALL OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BY MID MORNING TODAY.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE
FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS
COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ017-018-031-032-071900-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA
457 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /357 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE
FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS
COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-071900-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN
457 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE
FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS
COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-071800-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1800Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
457 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A HIGH WIND
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE PREVIOUS HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE
FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS
COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ003-011-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-071800-
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1800Z/
RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN...
CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON
457 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /357 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE
FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS
COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NH
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 071512
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
912 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED...

.FOR TODAY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEST
TO EAST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

.FOR MONDAY...ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW MORNING...AND ENVELOPE THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER
A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
TO UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-072315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER
812 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE TONIGHT...
AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-071800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
912 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /812 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE TONIGHT...
AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-072315-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA
912 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /812 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST LATE TONIGHT...
AND ENVELOPE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$


HW
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 071709
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1109 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
HAS EXPIRED...

MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW MORNING...AND ENVELOPE THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW
SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-080115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1109 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /1009 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW MORNING...AND ENVELOPE THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW
SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-080115-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1109 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /1009 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW MORNING...AND ENVELOPE THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A LARGE AREA. SNOW
SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 072108
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
308 PM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT AND MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL FROM
ALBERTA SOUTHEAST TO MINNESOTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD WEST TO EAST TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO
INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW
MORNING...AND COVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A
LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO
UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-080515-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
308 PM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /208 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL FROM
ALBERTA SOUTHEAST TO MINNESOTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD WEST TO EAST TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO
INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW
MORNING...AND COVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A
LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO
UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 072125
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
325 PM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT AND MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE FROM
ALBERTA SOUTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO
INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW
MORNING...AND COVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A
LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO
UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-080600-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
325 PM CST SUN JAN 7 2007 /225 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY ANOTHER STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL FROM
ALBERTA SOUTHEAST TO MINNESOTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD WEST TO EAST TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO
INCHES. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW
MORNING...AND COVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER A
LARGE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO
UNDER 1 MILE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 081038
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
438 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT OVER NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO
45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL.  


NDZ004-005-012-013-081145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY
438 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG OVER NORTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA. 

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-081845-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.070108T1500Z-070109T0400Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
338 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO
45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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.

$$

NDZ034-042-045-081845-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.070108T1800Z-070109T0600Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
438 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007 /338 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO
45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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.

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-081845-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.070108T1500Z-070109T0400Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER
438 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

NDZ003-011-019>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-081845-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.070108T1200Z-070109T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.070108T1800Z-070109T0600Z/
RENVILLE-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN...
CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
438 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007 /338 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

NH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 7, 2:24 AM MST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:24 AM MST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
324 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
FORECAST CONCERNS/HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORT TERM CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
TWO ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEMS IMPACTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS...THE
FIRST THIS MORNING AND THE SECOND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. ONCE
AGAIN AM SEEING GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONTINUITY WITH SURFACE AND UPPER
LEVEL FEATURES BETWEEN ALL MODELS...SO WILL USE A GENERAL BLEND.

CURRENTLY...THE FIRST UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE...NOW CENTERED OVER
SOUTHERN MANITOBA. LATEST RADAR LOOP AND SFC OBS DEPICTING SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS CENTRAL AND EAST. SKIES ARE CLEAR OVER EASTERN MONTANA
AND FAR WESTERN ND...AND EXPECT CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
LATER ON THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS
EXPECTED...BUT STILL WELL WITHIN ADVISORY RANGE. THUS FAR FROM
YESTERDAY EVENING THROUGH THIS MORNING PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
RANGED FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK MPH GUSTS IN THE MID 40S UP TO 50.

THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE
EAST THIS MORNING...RELAXING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEST TO EAST.
KEPT ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE FAR EAST UNTIL 18Z AND DRY WEST
AND CENTRAL WITH CLEARING SKIES. INHERITED WIND HEADLINES RUN UNTIL
15Z THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME CURRENT THINKING IS TO PUT MOST OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO AN ADVISORY UNTIL 18Z...WITH
THE WEST ENDING EARLIER. NAM LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE LOWER THAN WHAT WAS
DEPICTED LAST NIGHT...A BIT MORE IN LINE WITH THE GFS. BY THIS
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL HAVE DECREASED QUITE A BIT SO FEEL GOOD ABOUT
THE 18Z ENDING TIME.

THE SECOND CLIPPER WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE WEST LATE TODAY. WARM
FRONTAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON FAR
WEST...SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL DURING THE EVENING. INCREASED POPS
TO HIGH CHANCE OVER MOST AREAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
MODELS AGREEING WELL ON STRONG FRONTAL DYNAMICS ALONG THE WARM
FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING WILL RANGE UP TO
AN INCH OR SO. BY 12Z OR SO TOMORROW...STRONG CAA WILL
BEGIN...QUICKLY MOVING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING. GOOD MID LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF SNOW
GOING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO
POSSIBLE. ONCE AGAIN WILL SEE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING
ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THIS EVENT
FROM LAST NIGHTS AND THIS MORNINGS IS THE DEGREE OF THE CAA ALONG
WITH A TIMING DIFFERENCE IN EXPECTED PEAK WINDS. STRONGER CAA FOR
MONDAY COMPARED TO THIS MORNING AND LAST NIGHT...PLUS PEAK WINDS WILL
OCCUR IN THE MID MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR MONDAY RATHER THAN AT
NIGHT. THUS WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE
MORE OF A PROBLEM AS WELL WITH THIS SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE LAST
ONE...AS WE WILL REALIZE HIGHER WINDS AND BETTER CHANCES OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THUS WINTER HEADLINES ARE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION HERE EITHER.

SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT AS MID LEVEL
ENERGY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE PUSH EAST. TUESDAY WILL SEE MID
LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN
PLAINS...GIVING US ONE MORE MILD DAY BEFORE WINTERS FURRY RETURNS TO
THE REGION WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS BOTH FORECAST 500 MB TROUGHS OVER THE
CENTRAL US BY THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH DETAILS VARY WITH THE EUROPEAN
DEFINING A STRONGER NORTHERN STREAM FLOW WITH A CUTOFF LOW OVER THE
SOUTHWEST. GFS LOOKS TO KEEP THE NORTHERN STREAM WEAKER WITH A LOW
MORE IN THE CENTRAL US BY THE WEEKEND. ONE COULD ARGUE FOR A CHANCE
OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH EITHER MODEL...WITH THE GFS
LIKELY TRENDING TOWARD HEAVIER PRECIP. FOR NOW WILL ADD A CHANCE OF
SNOW ON SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE THE RULE AS
LOWER H5 HEIGHTS FROM SOUTHER CALIFORNIA THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL
CANADA ALLOWING THE SFC COLD AIR TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL US.
NOTHING YET IN THE FORECAST TO MOVE THE COLD AIR BACK WHERE IT
BELONGS.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY FOR NDZ003>005-
011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR NDZ033-040-041-043-
044.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051.

&&

NH/WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 4:40 AM MST, 23 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
540 AM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031-032-034>037-042-045>048-050-
051-071145-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
540 AM CST SAT JAN 6 2007 /440 AM MST SAT JAN 6 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST...THEN SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO COMBINE WITH NEW OR FALLING
SNOW. IF THIS OCCURS...TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT AREAS WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED HIGHWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SECOND ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS. AT THIS TIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA AND YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR
FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT.

AN ARCTIC BLAST OF COLD AIR IS STILL EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER
AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-071145-
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
440 AM MST SAT JAN 6 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST...THEN SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO COMBINE WITH NEW OR FALLING
SNOW. IF THIS OCCURS...TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT AREAS WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED HIGHWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SECOND ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS. AT THIS TIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA AND YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR
FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT.

AN ARCTIC BLAST OF COLD AIR IS STILL EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER
AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NH

Nearby

High Wind Watches in North Dakota, 2007Every high wind watch in 2007

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.