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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 6, 200728 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 6, 2007, 2:21 PM MST for 28 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 6, 2007, 4:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2007, 2:21 PM MST (21:21 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2007, 4:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 7, 2007, 10:09 AM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 28 counties

Adams County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 12:00Z on 2007-01-06Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1221 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
288 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 062121
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
321 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...

...A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL SLIDE EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE FORECAST AREA. THE VERY
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE WEST...THEN SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL FORECAST AREA...THUS A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
HERE. A WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH IS
IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT...AND WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING OR
WIND ADVISORY LATER TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH WEST TO EAST SUNDAY MORNING
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

NDZ017-018-031-032-070530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.070107T0100Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.070106T2300Z-070107T1500Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA
321 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007 /221 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS
WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

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.

$$

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-070530-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0001.070106T2300Z-070107T1500Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER
221 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL.

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.

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-070530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.070107T0100Z-070107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.070106T2300Z-070107T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN
321 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

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>021-034-035-042-045-046-070530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.070107T0400Z-070107T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.070106T2300Z-070107T1500Z/
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
321 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007 /221 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY
TRAVEL.

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.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-070530-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.A.0001.070107T0400Z-070107T1500Z/
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
321 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WEST...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS
WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING 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.

$$
HW
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 070436
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1036 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...

...A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL SLIDE EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER OVERNIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WERE
ALREADY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN THE WEST...AND WILL SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WERE A WARNING IS IN EFFECT. A
WIND ADVISORY FOR WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT...AND WILL BE CHANGED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING OR WIND
ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER
1 MILE.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH WEST TO EAST SUNDAY MORNING
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-071115-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1036 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007 /936 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SUNDAY. 

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IN
ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.
USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL.

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>003-009>011-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-071115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
1036 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007 /936 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SUNDAY. 

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. IN
ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.
USE EXTRA CAUTION OR DELAY TRAVEL.

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.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-071115-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070107T1500Z/
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
1036 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. 

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TO
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING 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.

$$

RSL
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
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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 6, 2:15 PM MST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 2:15 PM MST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
315 PM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO CENTER ON WINDS BEHIND LOW MOVING
RAPIDLY EAST JUST NORTH OF CANADIAN BORDER.

CURRENT HEADLINES CONTINUE TO LOOK GOOD AND HAVE TWEAKED AREAS OF
WARNING A BIT FARTHER TO THE NORTH. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE STARTING TO
GUST OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND HAVE PUSHED HIGH WIND
WARNING SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND ISSUED AN EARLIER START TIME. THE
WINDS ARE QUITE SLOW TO DEVELOP IN NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND
LOW...HOWEVER SEVERAL FACTORS CONTINUE TO ARGUE FOR STRONG WIND
EVENT.

GFS AND NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE MIXING TONIGHT TO BETWEEN
850 AND 750 MB WITH 50+ KNOT WINDS AT THOSE LEVELS BUT LAPSE RATE
SOMEWHAT LESS THAN ADIABATIC SO SHOULD NOT REALIZE WINDS TO THAT
SPEED. HAVE ADDED WIND ADVISORY TO NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
COUNTIES AND CONTINUED WATCH OVER EAST TIER OF COUNTIES WHERE WINDS
WILL BE SLOWER TO INCREASE AND WHERE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE INDICATES
WINDS IN STRONG ADVISORY RANGE. WILL LET LATER SHIFTS EVALUATE WIND
STRENGTH FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO WARNING HEADLINES IF NEEDED.

BAND OF SNOW MOVING ACROSS CWA AT THIS TIME DROPPING VISIBILITIES
BELOW 2 MILES BUT NOT ACCUMULATING SO HAVE HANDLED WITH NOWCASTS.
MODELS AND WWD GUIDANCE INDICATE A COUPLE OF INCHES ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NEXT TWO
DAYS...HOWEVER OLD SNOW COVER IS GLACIATED TOO MUCH FOR SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW.

NEXT CLIPPER ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL LIKELY CALL
FOR WIND HEADLINES AGAIN. HAVE NOT ADDED WATCH FOR NOW AS HEADLINES
ALREADY COMPLICATED AND HAVE A WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. TEMPERATURES REMAIN SOMEWHAT MILD DESPITE COLD ADVECTION
WITH SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER AND MIXING SO BUMPED TEMPS A FEW FOR
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. EXCEPT FOR SOME TWEAKS FOR COLLABORATION LEFT
WIND GRIDS AS THEY WERE AS THEY MATCH CURRENT GUIDANCE WELL.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DROP AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE WEST WEDNESDAY
SOUTH TO NEVADA BY 06Z FRIDAY. A UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SWING INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THAN MOVE NORTHEAST...DRIVING A SURFACE LOW ACROSS
THE DAKOTAS AND SOUTHERN CANADA ON WEDNESDAY...INTO ONTARIO BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS IN LINE BUT FASTER THAN PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS.  THE BEST DYNAMICS CONTINUES TO BE NORTH OF THE STATE...WITH
THE GFS SHOWING STRONG SUBSIDENCE AT 700 MB BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ALTHOUGH COULD SEE SOME
LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY IN WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND
COLD ADVECTION.  WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE
LOW...WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE LAST WARM DAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. AN
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BY FRIDAY...AND
REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.  TEMPS WILL BE A PROBLEM AS
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT MOISTURE INTO THE
AREA...LIMITING NIGHTTIME RADIATION BUT ALSO LIMITING ISOLATION
DURING THE DAY.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR NDZ001>003-009>011-019>021-034-035-042-
045-046.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-
051.

&&

HW/TSW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 4:40 AM MST, 9 hours 41 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 3:30 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more24 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2007Every wind advisory 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.