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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 15, 200832 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2008, 3:54 AM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2008, 3:54 AM MST (10:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 16, 2008, 3:00 AM MST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

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

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2008-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2008-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
326 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 151054
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY... 
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TODAY AND
TONIGHT SWINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL AN INCH OR LESS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...THE WIND WILL TURN NORTHWEST
25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH
SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE STATE TONIGHT AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20
BELOW ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO 30
BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS
EXPECTED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-151900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.080115T1800Z-080116T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080115T1800Z-080116T1000Z/
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
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /354 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR LESS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE
SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE
WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-151900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /354 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO LIKELY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO
USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 151316 CCA
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY... 
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TODAY AND
TONIGHT SWINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL AN INCH OR LESS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...THE WIND WILL TURN NORTHWEST
25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH
SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE STATE TONIGHT AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20
BELOW ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO 30
BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS
EXPECTED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-151900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.080115T1800Z-080116T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080115T1800Z-080116T1000Z/
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
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /354 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR LESS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD CAUSE
SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE
WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-151900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
454 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /354 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO LIKELY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO
USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 151802
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1202 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY... 
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SWINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE.
LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AN
INCH OR LESS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON...THE WIND WILL TURN NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AND
GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE
TONIGHT AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 BELOW ACROSS THE
WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS EXPECTED...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-160215-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
1202 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1102 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW
COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS
AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-160215-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
1202 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1102 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO LIKELY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED
TO USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 152121
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
321 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY... 
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT SWINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE. LIGHT
SNOW OF LESS THAN AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM.  AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WINDS
MAY GUST UP TO 50 MPH.THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE
TONIGHT AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ACROSS THE
WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS EXPECTED...
 BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-160600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
321 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /221 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO
USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-160600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.080116T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
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
321 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /221 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO AROUND 50 MPH. LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO LIKELY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED
TO USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 160303
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
903 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY...
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TONIGHT WILL 
SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE. LIGHT SNOW OF LESS THAN AN
INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15
BELOW ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS EXPECTED...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
903 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /803 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO
USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
ABELING
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 160508
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1108 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND WINTER WEATHER ARE ON THE WAY...
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TONIGHT WILL
SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE. LIGHT SNOW OF LESS THAN AN
INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. COLDER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE AND WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15
BELOW ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH BY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

A SECOND...EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL ARRIVE LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH...THIS SYSTEM COULD SPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ARE LIKELY. IF THIS SYSTEM STAYS AS STRONG AS EXPECTED...
 BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAUTION IS URGED FOR MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK...
FOR BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE WINDS ALONE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY ADD TO THE
DANGER.

NDZ020-022-023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-160615-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1108 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1008 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED IN ITS PLACE. 

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-161000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1108 PM CST TUE JAN 15 2008 /1008 PM MST TUE JAN 15 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO DO OUTSIDE WORK ARE URGED TO
USE CAUTION.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
ABELING
000 
WWUS73 KBIS 161027
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
427 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008


NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031>033-040-041-043-044-161130-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080116T1000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
427 AM CST WED JAN 16 2008 /327 AM MST WED JAN 16 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE STRONG WINDS HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

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 14, 2:54 PM MST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 2:54 PM MST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
354 PM CST MON JAN 14 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
OK...WINTER RETURNS TO STAY. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE COLD ADVECTION...5 MB/3HR
PRESSURE RISES AND SURFACE GEOSTROPHIC WINDS TO 60 MPH ALL
SUGGEST WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR GREATER BEHIND THE FRONT.
SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT AND WIND CHILLS WILL NOT REACH ADVISORY
THRESHOLD UNTIL WEDNESDAY...SO HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE ONLY A HIGH
WIND WATCH AT THIS TIME.

A SECOND...STRONGER SYSTEM SLASHES ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY. THIS
IS MORE LIKE A CLASSIC CLIPPER. PRESSURE RISES ARE EVEN GREATER
AND WIND DIRECTIONAL LINKAGE EXTENDS UP TO THE JET STREAM...WE MAY
SEE STRONGER WINDS WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM THAN WITH THE FIRST. ALSO
THE SNOW POTENTIAL IS GREAT AND THE COLD ADVECTION IS MUCH
STRONGER. THIS MAY FIT THE BILL AS AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK TYPE
BLIZZARD. I HAVE PUT A HEADS UP ABOUT THIS SYSTEM IN THE OVERVIEW
OF MY HIGHWIND WATCH.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
CONTINUED WINDY AND FRIGID FRIDAY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SECOND
ALBERTA CLIPPER. THERE WILL THEN BE BUT A MOMENT OF WEAK WAA
SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A DEEP POLAR VORTEX DESCENDS
OVER THE SOUTHERN HUDSON BAY REGION LATER SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...SURGING FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES SOUTH ACROSS OUR LOCAL
REGION FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BEST CHANCES OF SNOW DURING THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WILL OCCUR SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH THE
WEAK WAA...THEN SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY WITH THE SURGE OF THE VERY COLD
AIR.

BESIDES ON SATURDAY WHICH LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OVER THE LONG
TERM (HIGHS TEENS CENTRAL AND LOWER 20S SOUTHWEST)...DAYTIME HIGHS
WILL BE VERY COLD IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...WITH
MORNING LOWS AROUND ZERO TO NEAR 20 BELOW.

LONG RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE OUT TO 16 DAYS (FIRST WEEK OF FEB) SHOW NO
SIGNS OF ANY REAL MODERATION IN THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AS THE UPPER
RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE DEEP POLAR LOW REMAINS
ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE HUDSON BAY REGION OF CANADA.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR-IFR CIGS ARE PERSISTENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ND (BIS)...BUT
HAVE SCATTERED OUT ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. BKN-OVC UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS ARE STREAMING INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF OUR WINTER STORM SET
TO MOVE ACROSS THE FA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. EXPECTING THE
REMAINING AREAS OF MVFR-IFR LOW CIGS TO PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS INCREASING UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
HINDER THE SOLAR BURNING OF STRATUS. STRATUS MAY THEN GRADUALLY
EXPAND SLIGHTLY EAST TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING AS SFC WINDS CENTRAL
AND EAST DO NOT FAVOR DOWNSLOPE/MIXING OUT HERE. BETTER DOWNSLOPE
FLOW WEST (SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS) SO DO NOT EXPECT STRATUS TO REFORM
HERE.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044.

&&

RSL/NH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 2:06 PM MST, 13 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
306 PM CST MON JAN 14 2008

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-152115-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
306 PM CST MON JAN 14 2008 /206 PM MST MON JAN 14 2008/

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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM 12 PM
CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY THROUGH 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A
SECOND HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
OVERTAKE THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE
EAST. SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...REDUCING
THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW ONE INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO FALL WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT PRODUCING WIND CHILLS
TO NEAR 20 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN
SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES
TO 25 BELOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS IN
EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A SECOND...AND EVEN STRONGER ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE REMAINDER
OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY THURSDAY EVENING. THIS
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW
AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH. AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH 30 BELOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE
WAKE OF THESE ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH THE 20
TO 30 BELOW RANGE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED

AYD/RSL

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.