Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND

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

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 201743
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1143 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH ANOTHER
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PLOW THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS EVENING/TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN FALLING SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES... WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

ACCOMPANYING THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES TODAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY WILL
BE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE FLUFFY SNOW WE RECEIVED FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL EASILY BE LIFTED UP AND BLOWN AROUND TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES TO LOWER BELOW
THREE MILES AT TIMES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
WITH MUCH LOWER VISIBILITIES OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WHERE
BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW FELL THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS...AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE
FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...MAKING VENTURING OUT VERY DANGEROUS.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-210145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.081220T1743Z-081221T1800Z/
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
1143 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...


THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH EXTREME WIND
CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...LEAVING
FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND STEADY OR PLUNGING WIND CHILLS IN ITS
WAKE. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WHILE
WIND CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 50 BELOW ZERO. AFTER
DARK...A SECONDARY PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN
FROM CANADA...CAUSING LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES AS WELL AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-210145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES...LINTON
1143 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /1043 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS
LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES.

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.

$$

SCHECK

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 202201
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
351 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND ANOTHER SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR HAVE SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA TODAY. TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED NEARLY STEADY SO FAR
TODAY...AND WIND CHILLS HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW
RANGE. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OR REMAIN AT
CURRENT SPEEDS THROUGH THE NIGHT...SO WIND CHILLS WILL FALL
THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW
RANGE TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL BE A 
PROBLEM MAINLY FROM BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN WHERE SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS WERE GENERALLY 5 TO 10 INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT. IN 
FACT...THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THIS AFTERNOON FROM LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN RURAL AREAS DUE TO AREAS OF 
BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THROUGH 
SUNDAY MORNING WHEN WINDS FINALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...USE EXTRA
CARE WHILE NAVIGATING ROADS...AND DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-210600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES...LINTON
351 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /251 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES
HAVE RESULTED IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 40 BELOW
ZERO. OVERNIGHT...EXPECT THAT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
AROUND 50 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW
THREE MILES AT TIMES.

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 RAPID FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-210600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
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
351 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG
WITH EXTREME WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN  EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH HAVE RESULTED IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WHILE WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. AFTER DARK...A
SECONDARY PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN FROM
CANADA...CAUSING LIGHT SNOW AND SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ALONG WITH PLUNGING SUBZERO 
TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE
40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE AND NOT RECOVER TO LESS LIFE
THREATENING VALUES UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

SCHECK

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 210200
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND ANOTHER SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR HAVE SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS EVENING. WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE SLOWLY FALLING AND
WIND CHILLS HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW RANGE. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OR REMAIN AT CURRENT SPEEDS
THROUGH THE NIGHT...SO WIND CHILLS WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW RANGE TO BE
WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL BE
A PROBLEM MAINLY FROM MINOT AND BOTTINEAU TO JAMESTOWN AND
BISMARCK THEN SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME REPORTS THIS EVENING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OF NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY IN RURAL AREAS DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS
DRIFTS BEGINNING TO CROSS THE ENTIRE ROADWAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS TO REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHEN WINDS FINALLY
BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...USE EXTRA
CARE WHILE NAVIGATING ROADS...AND DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-211000-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON
800 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /700 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH HAVE RESULTED IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WHILE WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A SECONDARY PUSH
OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN FROM CANADA...CAUSING
LIGHT SNOW AND SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ALONG WITH PLUNGING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES...WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE 40 BELOW TO 50
BELOW ZERO RANGE AND NOT RECOVER TO LESS LIFE THREATENING VALUES
UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-211000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
800 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /700 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM
MST/ SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES
HAVE RESULTED IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND
40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT...EXPECT THAT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO AROUND 50 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES.

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 RAPID FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-211000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
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
800 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG
WITH EXTREME WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN  EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH HAVE RESULTED IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WHILE WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A SECONDARY
PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN FROM CANADA...CAUSING
LIGHT SNOW AND SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ALONG WITH PLUNGING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES...WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE 40 BELOW TO 50
BELOW ZERO RANGE AND NOT RECOVER TO LESS LIFE THREATENING VALUES
UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

HW

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 210643
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEST TO EAST AROUND AND
AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH RECENT
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
TONIGHT ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE REPORTED NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES IN RURAL AREAS DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...AS
WELL AS DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADWAYS.

EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS FINALLY
BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...USE
EXTRA CARE WHILE NAVIGATING ROADS...AND DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE. 


NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-035-042-045-046-211200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /1143 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH HAVE RESULTED IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WHILE WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A SECONDARY PUSH
OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN FROM CANADA...CAUSING
LIGHT SNOW AND SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ALONG WITH PLUNGING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES...WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE 40 BELOW TO 50
BELOW ZERO RANGE AND NOT RECOVER TO LESS LIFE THREATENING VALUES
UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-211200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /1143 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES
HAVE RESULTED IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND
40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT...EXPECT THAT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO AROUND 50 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES.

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 RAPID FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-211200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
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
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH HAVE RESULTED IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WHILE WIND
CHILLS REMAIN BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A SECONDARY
PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN FROM CANADA...
CAUSING LIGHT SNOW AND SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ALONG WITH PLUNGING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES...
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE 40 BELOW TO
50 BELOW ZERO RANGE AND NOT RECOVER TO LESS LIFE THREATENING
VALUES UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NH

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 210701
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
101 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THESE
WINDS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH RECENT
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
A MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL
BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
TONIGHT ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAVE REPORTED NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES IN RURAL AREAS DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...
AS WELL AS DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADWAYS.

EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS FINALLY
BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...USE
EXTRA CARE WHILE NAVIGATING ROADS...AND DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-211515-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
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
101 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THIS REPLACES
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER
SURGE OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH
RECENT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE OPEN COUNTRY.

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.

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-211515-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES...LINTON
101 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /1201 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER
SURGE OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH
RECENT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE OPEN COUNTRY.

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 RAPID FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

NH

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 210946
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
346 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND
40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH RECENT
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE
AND THREE MILES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. 

EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS FINALLY
BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...USE
EXTRA CARE WHILE NAVIGATING ROADS...AND DO NOT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT
A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR
VEHICLE.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-211800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
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
346 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /246 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND
40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH RECENT
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE
AND THREE MILES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY.

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 RAPID FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND CAN LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

KS/NH

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 211817
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1211 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HIGH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA...

.THE STRONG WINDS THAT CAUSED WIND CHILLS TO DROP AS LOW AS 50
BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT HAVE WEAKENED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE LESS OF A PROBLEM...AND VISIBILITIES ARE NOW
GREATER THAN 3 MILES. THE FRIGID HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING OUT
OF CANADA INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS IS EXPECTED TO KEEP HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN PART OF THE STATE...WINDS ARE 
FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 10 MPH...LEAVING ONLY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES 
TO CONTEND WITH. THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD CONTINUE 
TO EXPERIENCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW 
ZERO RANGE UNTIL AFTER DARK WHEN LIGHT WINDS FINALLY SPREAD ACROSS 
NORTH DAKOTA. 

NDZ002>005-010>013-018>023-025-033>037-041-042-044>048-050-051-
220215-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WC.Y.0012.081221T1811Z-081222T0300Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...
CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...DICKINSON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
1211 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /1111 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS REPLACED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...AND
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES HAVE RAISED TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40
BELOW ZERO. AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
WESTERN DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN IN THE 10
TO 20 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE 40 BELOW
DESPITE FRIGID AIR THAT IS IN PLACE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. 

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.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-211915-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WC.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
BEACH...MEDORA...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
1211 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 /1111 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW 10 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THANKS TO
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING SOUTHEAST OUT OF SASKATCHEWAN. DESPITE
FRIGID AIR IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE TO JUSTIFY
CANCELING THE WARNING.

$$

SCHECK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM REVOLVE AROUND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THE CURRENT WINTER
STORM CONTINUING OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND GETTING READY
FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWS SLATED FOR MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST...HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES OVER WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND
IN ITS WAKE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY.
AT SOME POINT LATER TODAY...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
UPGRADED TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...ESPECIALLY FOR THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FALL TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 BELOW ZERO...IN COMMUNITIES LIKE WILLISTON AND
GARRISON. BORDERLINE WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA OVER MANY OTHER
AREAS AND WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT SORT THIS OUT AND UPGRADE TO
WARNINGS WHERE APPROPRIATE FOR LATER TODAY/TONIGHT. DESPITE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE CWA TODAY...VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH
ENOUGH AND NOT CROSS INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS DIDNT WANT TO
CONTINUE THE ADVISORY ESPECIALLY SINCE THE MAJORITY OF FALLING SNOW
HAS ENDED OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE MAIN
HAZARD AND THREAT WILL REST SOLELY ON THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES FROM NOW THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY.

HOWEVER...FOR OUR EAST CENTRAL ZONES...FROM BOTTINEAU SOUTH TO
JAMESTOWN AND ASHLEY...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND
TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LET THE WINTER STORM WARNING
CONTINUE OVER THESE ZONES TODAY...BUT FULLY EXPECT THAT LATER
TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT ONCE THE SNOW ENDS AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVE
ABOVE A MILE...THE WINTER STORM WILL BE CANCELED AND A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY OR WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. AGAIN WILL DEFER THIS ACTION TO
LATER SHIFTS.

A BRIEF/24 HOUR RESPITE COMMENCES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN ALL ATTENTION TURNS TO THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW/TROUGH
TO PROGRESS INTO NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT. GOOD CONTINUITY AND
AGREEMENT CONTINUES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF WITH THIS SYSTEM...THUS
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE THIS FAR OUT. HAVE RAISED POPS INTO
THE HIGH CHANCE CATEGORY...AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WOULD LIKELY BE IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY RANGE.
WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT/SPS HIGHLIGHTING THIS STORM
POTENTIAL AND ALSO WHAT TO EXPECT INTO CHRISTMAS...ANTICIPATING THE
HIGH TRAVEL VOLUME ALL NEXT WEEK. WILL MAKE MENTION OF THIS IN THE
HWO AS WELL. THIS SYSTEM EXEMPLIFIES THE PREVIOUS SNOW STORM WITH
ANOTHER INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH TYPE SYSTEM AND SOUTHWEST
FLOW/MOISTURE ALONG WITH STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION PRECIPITATION OUT
AHEAD OF IT...THEN COLDER BEHIND IT BUT NOT AS COLD AS PREVIOUS
SYSTEMS. EXPECTING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP BY MID/LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE STEADY SNOW
COMING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE START TIME
OF WARM ADVECTION PRECIPITATION EVENTS ARE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT...AT
LEAST RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE SNOW WOULD INITIATE.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS LOOK TO ARRIVE AFTER THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW
FALLS.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
THE WEATHER TUESDAY WILL FEATURE CONTINUING SNOWFALL AND GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AS THE SURFACE LOW TRAVELS FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TO
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THEN HIGH PRESSURE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL
BRING A RESPITE FROM THE STORMY WINTER WEATHER OF LATE. THE NEXT
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW COMES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A COLORADO LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS BENEATH A LARGE LONG WAVE TROUGH.

&&

.AVIATION...
GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRESENT
AVIATION HAZARDS TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER EXITS THE STATE.
EXPECT BRIEF IFR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW IN SOME FAVORED AREAS

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR NDZ004-005-012-
013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051.

&&

KS/RSL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
433 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-211045-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
433 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /333 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
SUNDAY.../

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH FALLING SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF
BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY TODAY.
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME
EVEN COLDER WITH VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50 BELOW
ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW THREE MILES AT
TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING IN
THE WEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD EAST MONDAY NIGHT.
GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY...SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS AS TO ITS EXACT EVOLUTION. HOWEVER...CURRENT INDICATIONS
CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THEREFORE...THIS
STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. PERSONS
PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THIS EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-211045-
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
433 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
TO LIGHT FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
AROUND TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY. NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...RESULTING IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE
AT TIMES. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
OF 25 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY...SOME
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO ITS EXACT EVOLUTION. HOWEVER...CURRENT
INDICATIONS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THEREFORE...THIS
STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL
DURING THIS PERIOD ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS
AS WE GET CLOSER TO THIS EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

KB/KS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
250 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-211000-
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
250 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 /150 AM MST SAT DEC 20 2008/

...WEATHER PATTERN TO REMAIN ACTIVE INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEK...

A WINTER STORM CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL EXIT
THE REGION LATER TODAY. IN SPITE OF THIS...WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOW COVER AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES TO
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY.

BY SUNDAY NIGHT ANOTHER STRONG NORTHEAST PACIFIC STORM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE ROCKIES ON MONDAY...BEFORE FINALLY
MOVING OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AS THIS
OCCURS...SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND THE WESTERN
DAKOTAS MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE POSSIBLY SPREADING EAST ACROSS
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW
THEN APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY...SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS AS TO ITS EXACT EVOLUTION. HOWEVER...CURRENT INDICATIONS
CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THEREFORE...THIS
STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. PERSONS
PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THIS EVENT.

THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEK APPEARS TO BE QUIET...AT LEAST
THROUGH CHRISTMAS. TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO MODERATE
SLIGHTLY ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

KJB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
542 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0542 AM     HEAVY SNOW       LANSFORD                48.63N 101.38W
12/20/2008  M10.0 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

KBIRK