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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 4, 200712 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2007, 3:13 PM CST for 12 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 4, 2007, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2007, 3:13 PM CST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 4, 2007, 9:13 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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 2007-11-04Temperature 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 2007-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 284 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
284 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
375 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 042113
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
313 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION OVERNIGHT...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SPREAD
FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS A
DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE REGION. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND THE ADVISORY
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED IF CONDITIONS PERSIST. 

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052-
053-051400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0019.071105T0000Z-071105T1400Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
313 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS. WINDS MAY TAPER OFF LATER
TONIGHT ONLY TO INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY.

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

$$
VOELKER
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 050313
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
913 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT..

.WHILE IT WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...STRONG
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT IN
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT RED RIVER VALLEY COUNTIES IN
MINNESOTA. IT WILL BE WINDY ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTS CONTINUING
AROUND 30 MPH. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT...AND CREATE THE WINDS OVERNIGHT. 

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052-
053-050415-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071105T1400Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
913 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT...AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY AT
TIMES BY MIDNIGHT IN THE VALLEY CITY...FARGO AND WAHPETON
AREAS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATER TONIGHT MONDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE WIND
SUBSIDES ON TUESDAY.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 050325 CCA
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
925 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT..

.WHILE IT WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...STRONG
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT IN
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO ADJACENT RED RIVER VALLEY COUNTIES IN
MINNESOTA. IT WILL BE WINDY ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTS CONTINUING
AROUND 30 MPH. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT...AND CREATE THE WINDS OVERNIGHT. 

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052-
053-050415-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071105T1400Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
925 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT...AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY AT
TIMES BY MIDNIGHT IN THE VALLEY CITY...FARGO AND WAHPETON 
AREAS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE WIND SUBSIDES 
ON TUESDAY.

$$
DK

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2007Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 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.