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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 10, 200717 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 10, 2007, 3:17 PM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 11, 2007, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2007, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2007, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2007, 4:00 PM CST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 23 counties

Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 2007-01-10Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 379 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
1291 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
379 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
454 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 
WWUS43 KFGF 102117
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
317 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
COUPLED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE THREAT FOR THE
EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY.


MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-111800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070111T0900Z-070111T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
ADAMS
317 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL COUPLE WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH TO PRODUCE THE COLDEST AIR OF
THIS WINTER SEASON. THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...MAKE SURE TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND CARRY A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
DK
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 110317
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
917 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE COLD AIR AND
ACCOMPANIED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ARRIVE IN THE DEVILS LAKE AREA
AFTER 3 AM AND IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AROUND DAWN.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL AND WINDS WILL PICK UP
DAYTIME THURSDAY AS WIND CHILLS SLIDE INTO THE -15 TO -25 DEGREE
RANGE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE COLD AIR AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND THE REMAINDER OF
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-111800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070111T1200Z-070111T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS
917 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM NEAR REGINA TO NEAR WINNIPEG BY
LATE TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY COLD AIR WILL INVADE THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY NEAR DAWN ON THURSDAY WITH WIND CHILLS
AND TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO LOWER QUICKLY BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM.
THIS IS A BIT LATER THAN EARLIER EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO
30 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SCHOOL KIDS
WAITING FOR BUSES THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BE DRESSED WARMLY IN
ANTICIPATION FOR MUCH COLDER WEATHER THAN WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070111T0900Z-070111T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
917 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. A
STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM NEAR REGINA TO WINNIPEG BY LATE
TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH COLDER AIR WILL INVADE THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
SCHOOL KIDS WAITING FOR BUSES THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BE DRESSES
APPROPRIATELY AND BE PREPARED FOR THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$


RIDDLE
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 111000
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
400 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL REACH NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AT OR JUST ABOVE ZERO TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 22 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. ADDITIONAL
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY FOR TONIGHT FOR A LARGER PORTION
OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

NDZ026-054-111100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T1800Z/
NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKOTA...ADAMS
400 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ARCTIC AIR WILL BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER AND FARTHER WEST TO ARRIVE FROM
CANADA THIS MORNING. THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH COLDER THIS
MORNING THE WIND CHILLS WILL BE 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...OR
ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-111100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070111T1200Z-070111T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
GRAND FORKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS
400 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ARCTIC AIR WILL BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER AND FARTHER WEST TO ARRIVE FROM
CANADA THIS MORNING. THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH COLDER THIS
MORNING THE WIND CHILLS WILL BE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...OR
ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
400 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 22 AND 30 BELOW ZERO
THIS MORNING IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND EXTENDING TO LANGDON.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST OF THE REGION AND CAUSING
NORTHWEST WINDS TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR SOUTH TO THE REGION TO
CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. SCHOOL KIDS WAITING FOR BUSES THIS
MORNING SHOULD BE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
GV
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 111740
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1140 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...MUCH COLDER WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON IS QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE
REGION TODAY. THE VERY COLD AIR IS COUPLING WITH BLOWING SNOW IN
THE RED RIVER VALLEY...AND SOME FALLING SNOW MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER. WIND CHILLS WILL
FALL TO 40 BELOW IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA BY TONIGHT...ALONG WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
FRIDAY AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL END.


MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-
121200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.070111T1800Z-070112T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1140 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO
BY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THE
EVENING...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW
WILL REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY
MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL END.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-121200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.070112T0000Z-070112T1200Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
1140 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...

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

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL
IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING...AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

NDZ026-028-054-121200-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070111T1800Z-070112T1200Z/
NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
1140 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE
THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-121200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
1140 AM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE
THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 112045
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
245 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...MUCH COLDER WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON IS QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE
REGION. THE VERY COLD AIR IS COUPLING WITH BLOWING SNOW IN THE
RED RIVER VALLEY...AND SOME FALLING SNOW MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 40 BELOW IN
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA BY TONIGHT...ALONG WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL END.

MNZ024-027-028-030>032-040-120100-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.070112T0100Z-070112T1800Z/
HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
245 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER TONIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW
WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING...BE SURE
TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND CARRY YOUR WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-
120100-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.070112T0100Z-070112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
245 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS
IN OPEN COUNTRY. FURTHER NORTH...A DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 30 TO 40
BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING...BUT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW
ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-121800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.070111T2045Z-070112T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA
245 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-121800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
245 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE
FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 120115
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
715 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...MUCH COLDER WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON IS QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE
REGION. THE COLD AIR COUPLED WITH WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW.  WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL END.

MNZ024-027-028-030>032-040-121800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T0100Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
715 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT. THE COLD AIR COUPLED WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE
FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-
121800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T0100Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
715 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

COLD AIR COMBINED WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE
FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022-023-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA
715 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
715 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE
FRIDAY MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL
END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 120909
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
309 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH
THE MORNING...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION.
THIS COLD AIR COUPLED WITH WIND SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH IS
PRODUCING WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 50 BELOW. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS WILL END.

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-121800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.070112T0909Z-070112T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
309 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY
AFTERNOON...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
309 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON...AND THE
THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ002-003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
309 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA.

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY AFTERNOON...AND THE
THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
TG
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 121750
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS STILL AFFECTING PART OF THE REGION...

.THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON IS OVER THE AREA. WINDS ARE
STILL IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
ADJACENT WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THEREFORE...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE HERE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. FURTHER NORTH AND
WEST...WINDS ARE SUBSIDING AND WIND CHILL READINGS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING.


MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-121900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE FALLING UNDER 10 MPH...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL END BY NOON. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ARE
STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...SO BUNDLE UP IF HEADING OUTDOORS.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-032-121900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE FALLING UNDER 10 MPH...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL END BY NOON. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 BELOW ARE
STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...SO BUNDLE UP IF HEADING OUTDOORS.

$$

MNZ002-NDZ038-121900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T1800Z/
NORMAN-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...VALLEY CITY
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE FALLING UNDER 10 MPH...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL END BY NOON. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 BELOW ARE
STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...SO BUNDLE UP IF HEADING OUTDOORS.


$$

MNZ027-028-030-031-040-122200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T2200Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-122200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T2200Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1150 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND THE THREAT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL END.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 122135
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
335 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGION...

.WINDS ARE SUBSIDING AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HAS ENDED.


MNZ003-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-122245-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070112T2200Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
335 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 10 MPH...AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE
AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IS ENDING. ACTUAL
AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...SO
BUNDLE UP IF VENTURING OUTDOORS.


$$

MNZ027-028-030-031-040-122245-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070112T2200Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE
335 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 10 MPH...AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE
AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IS ENDING. ACTUAL
AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...SO
BUNDLE UP IF VENTURING OUTDOORS.


$$
DK

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 10, 2:22 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 2:22 PM CST, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
222 PM CST WED JAN 10 2007

.SHORT TERM...
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE HOW COLD TEMPS/WIND CHILLS WILL GET
WITH ARCTIC INTRUSION HEADING FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A VERY
LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT EXISTS WITH LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW/MID 50S IN SW ND CONTRASTED
WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPS NOT TOO FAR NORTH IN CANADA. NEEDLESS TO
SAY...TEMPS WILL BECOME VERY COLD BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON MOVING INTO THE
REGION. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL...BUT NO MODEL
HANDLES THE SPEED/INTENSITY OF LOW LEVEL ARCTIC AIR...WHICH IS
USUALLY THE CASE. THEREFORE...WE WILL TRY TO EXTRAPOLATE THE COLD
AIR INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

FOR TONIGHT...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH STRONG
COLD ADVECTION...AND 30KT TO MIX TO SFC. WINDS MAY APPROACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT WITH THE STRONGEST COLD
ADVECTION...AND THE EVENING CREW WILL HAVE TO MONITOR WIND SPEEDS.
THERE MAY ALSO BE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHEAST AND FLURRIES
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AREA TEMPS WILL FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY
LATE TONIGHT...PUSHING WIND CHILLS TO NEARLY 30 BELOW LATE TONIGHT
INTO THU MORNING IN THE DVL BASIN AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
INCLUDING GFK. THEREFORE...WE WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
FROM 09Z-18Z THU IN THIS AREA.

FOR TOMORROW...TEMPS WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH STRONG COLD
AIR ADVECTION IN THE LOWEST 850MB. 925MB TEMPS DROP TO -22C BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...COUPLED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AT LEAST THE NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY AND DVL BASIN. THE MID SHIFT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR
POTENTIAL FOR LIKELY WIND CHILL HEADLINE EXTENSIONS FROM CURRENT
HEADLINES TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

THURSDAY NIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION WILL MEAN A COLD NIGHT. WIND
CHILLS SHOULD FALL INTO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH...SO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE AND MORE HEADLINES
FOR WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THE VERY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS WELL BELOW ZERO AND DAYTIME HIGHS STRUGGLING INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THOUGH
WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION...SO WIND CHILLS
SHOULDN/T BE A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE COLD.

.LONG TERM.(SUN-WED)...
POSITIVE PHASE OF NAO PERSISTING ACROSS NORTH ATLANTIC COUPLED WITH
SOME BUCKLING OF WESTERLIES OVER THE PACIFIC SHOULD TRANSLATE TO
POSITIVE PHASE OF PNA OVER CONUS WITH RESULTANT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
OVER CWFA. THROUGH PERIOD EXPECT GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ALONG
WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS/LOWS IN TEENS BELOW ZERO. SOME
BRIEF MODERATION IN TEMPS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE PERIOD
AHEAD OF NEXT SHORTWAVE DIVING SOUTHEAST FROM WESTERN CANADA.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
     NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY FOR MNZ001-
     004-007.

&&

DK/BERG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 6:26 AM CST, 8 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
626 AM CST WED JAN 10 2007

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-111230-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
626 AM CST WED JAN 10 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. THE EXPECTED
AREA FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO
HALLOCK.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION FOR
THE NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILLS MAINLY BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW
ARE POSSIBLE EVERY NIGHT AND MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM WAHPETON TO BEMIDJI.

THIS BITTER COLD WILL BE DUE TO A PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW OF
ARCTIC AIR ARRIVING FROM ALASKA AND FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN NORTH
OF CANADA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

GV

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2007Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2007Every wind chill 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.