Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail 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

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 090250
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...ARCTIC BLAST EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT FELL
EARLIER THIS WEEK...WILL MAKE PORTIONS OF THE AREA VERY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AS NORTHWEST WIND
SPEEDS INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WHICH
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL ALSO SURGE INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN
WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO FOR SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

AS THIS ARCTIC FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE DEVILS LAKE AND LANGDON
BY LATE EVENING...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY
DEVELOP. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND PUSH INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS... PEOPLE NEED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE TO SNOW WILL AFFECT THE FAR NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING GIVING 1 TO 2
INCHES OF FRESH SNOW IN MANY PLACES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE PEMBINA...GRAFTON...AND HALLOCK AREAS AFTER 3 AM
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE SATURDAY DAYTIME WITH SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. MOST PRONE WILL BE OPEN AREAS
OUTSIDE OF TOWNS AND SHELTER BELTS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY REACHING WELL BELOW ZERO. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND
40 BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-100000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
ADAMS
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE AROUND UP TO AN INCH OF FRESH SNOW
OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF TOWNS AND AWAY FROM
SHELTER BELTS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL QUICKLY AND REACH WELL
BELOW ZERO SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  


A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POOR
VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST FOR AN
EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-022-023-027-028-030-031-040-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T1200Z-080210T0000Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
ELBOW LAKE
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GIVING LESS THAN AN INCH. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE LAKES AREA AROUND DAWN SATURDAY WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPHH LIKELY ON SATURDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. ALSO TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY
WITH WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.  

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.

$$

MNZ001>003-029-NDZ027-029-030-039-049-052-053-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM
GRAND FORKS SOUTHWARD TO WAHPETON DO NOT APPEAR TO BE AS MUCH AS
PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED WITH MOST AREAS PICKING UP UNDER AN INCH.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WIND
TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE DAWN AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL HELP CREATE BLOWING
SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN
COUNTRY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
RANGE BY LATE IN THE DAY.  

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE LIKELY NORTH OF GRAND FORKS
TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER WHERE MORE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR.  

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.

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING GIVING AN INCH OR TWO OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WIND TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE DAWN AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL HELP CREATE BLOWING
SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN
COUNTRY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
RANGE BY LATE IN THE DAY.

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-100000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T1200Z-080210T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI...
PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY. 

A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING GIVING UP TO 2 INCHES
OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS JUST AFTER DAWN
SATURDAY SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN
COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
TEMPERATURES REACHING BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND
CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 090329 CCA
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

UPDATED TOP SECTION OF STATEMENT.  NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES.  


...ARCTIC BLAST EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND 
SATURDAY MORNING.  A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT 
PRODUCING GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH OF NEW SNOW.  LOCALLY UP TO 2 
INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL HOWEVER ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.  
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.  THIS WILL CAUSE 
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
OPEN COUNTRY.  THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL FROM AREAS NORTH OF VALLEY 
CITY TO DEVILS LAKE THEN EAST TO GRAFTON AND HALLOCK WHERE HEAVIER 
FRESH SNOWCOVER EXISTS.  TEMPERATURES WILL BELOW ZERO SATURDAY WITH 
WIND CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE TO SNOW WILL AFFECT THE FAR NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING GIVING 1 TO 2
INCHES OF FRESH SNOW IN MANY PLACES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE PEMBINA...GRAFTON...AND HALLOCK AREAS AFTER 3 AM
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE SATURDAY DAYTIME WITH SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. MOST PRONE WILL BE OPEN AREAS
OUTSIDE OF TOWNS AND SHELTER BELTS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY REACHING WELL BELOW ZERO. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND
40 BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-100000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
ADAMS
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE AROUND UP TO AN INCH OF FRESH SNOW
OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF TOWNS AND AWAY FROM
SHELTER BELTS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL QUICKLY AND REACH WELL
BELOW ZERO SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  


A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POOR
VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST FOR AN
EMERGENCY...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-022-023-027-028-030-031-040-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T1200Z-080210T0000Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
ELBOW LAKE
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GIVING LESS THAN AN INCH. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE LAKES AREA AROUND DAWN SATURDAY WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPHH LIKELY ON SATURDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY. ALSO TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY
WITH WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.  

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.

$$

MNZ001>003-029-NDZ027-029-030-039-049-052-053-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WILKIN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AFTER
MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM
GRAND FORKS SOUTHWARD TO WAHPETON DO NOT APPEAR TO BE AS MUCH AS
PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED WITH MOST AREAS PICKING UP UNDER AN INCH.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WIND
TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE DAWN AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL HELP CREATE BLOWING
SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN
COUNTRY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
RANGE BY LATE IN THE DAY.  

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE LIKELY NORTH OF GRAND FORKS
TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER WHERE MORE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR.  

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.

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0001.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T0900Z-080210T0000Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING GIVING AN INCH OR TWO OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT CAUSING WIND TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEFORE DAWN AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL HELP CREATE BLOWING
SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN
COUNTRY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO
RANGE BY LATE IN THE DAY.

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-100000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T1200Z-080210T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI...
PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
850 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY. 

A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING GIVING UP TO 2 INCHES
OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS JUST AFTER DAWN
SATURDAY SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN
COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
TEMPERATURES REACHING BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND
CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 091002
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A
PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT PRODUCE AROUND AN
INCH OF NEW SNOW WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED IN
OPEN COUNTRY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF
VALLEY CITY TO DEVILS LAKE TO GRAFTON AND HALLOCK WHERE RECENT
SNOWS FELL. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO WITH WIND
CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE TO SNOW WILL AFFECT THE FAR NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY TODAY GIVING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW IN MANY PLACES.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30
TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH
SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
THE WORST IN RURAL AREAS. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
THIS MORNING. ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL BRING WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN OR
NEAR THE WARNED AREA.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
ADAMS
402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE AROUND AN INCH OR TWO OF FRESH SNOW
THIS MORNING ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WINDS COMBINED
WITH FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
IN RURAL AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING
WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POOR
VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN OR NEAR THE WARNED
AREA.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.080209T1200Z-080210T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING GIVING UP TO
2 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS AROUND DAWN
AND SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WILL OCCUR ON TODAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN
COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WITH WIND CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ001>003-005-008-013>015-029-NDZ027-029-030-039-049-052-053-
100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-WILKIN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
402 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM GRAND FORKS SOUTHWARD TO
WAHPETON WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE WIND WILL HELP CREATE
BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN
OPEN COUNTRY. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ON
SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE
BY LATE SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HOPPES

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 091427
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR OVER ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST OF KARLSTAD TO
ELBOW LAKE MINNESOTA LINE. ALSO WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 25 BELOW
TO 50 BELOW ZERO BY THIS AFTERNOON.

MNZ001>003-027-029-030-040-NDZ027-029-030-039-049-052-053-100000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A GROUND 
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED. ALSO WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS NOT
ADVISED IN OR NEAR THE WARNED AREA.

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH
FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE THE WORST IN RURAL AREAS. ALSO TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH
WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO
BY THIS AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS NOT
ADVISED IN OR NEAR THE WARNED AREA.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
ADAMS
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR.
WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
WELL BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 50
BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POOR
VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN OR NEAR THE WARNED
AREA.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-028-031-032-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A PERIOD OF SNOW WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING GIVING UP TO
2 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS AROUND DAWN AND
SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR ON TODAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND
CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON
827 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
MPH. THE WIND WILL HELP CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN OPEN COUNTRY. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO WITH WIND CHILLS
FALLING TO THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HOPPES

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 091907
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
107 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST OF
A KARLSTAD TO ELBOW LAKE MINNESOTA LINE. ALSO WIND CHILLS WILL
FALL TO 25 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

MNZ001>004-007-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
107 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND POOR
VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW
IS EXPECTED. ALSO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 35
BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EVEN THOUGH AT
TIMES CONDITIONS MAY SEEM TO BE IMPROVING...VISIBILITIES MAY
CHANGE RAPIDLY ADDING TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. TRAVEL IS NOT
ADVISED IN OR NEAR THE WARNED AREA.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-100000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
107 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING
SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
FALLING BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS LOWERING TO 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY LATE TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HOPKINS

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 092112
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
312 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH COMBINED
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY. THESE WINDS
COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ001>004-007-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-101500-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0003.080210T0000Z-080210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
312 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY. A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
CAUSING BLOWING SNOW CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN COUNTRY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO.

A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE CREATING POOR
VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EVEN THOUGH AT TIMES CONDITIONS MAY
SEEM TO BE IMPROVING...VISIBILITIES MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY ADDING TO
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-101800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0003.080210T0000Z-080210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
312 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING BELOW
ZERO WIND CHILLS LOWERING TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS
WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR
VEHICLE.


$$

KAISER

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 100004
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
604 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST CONTINUES TO AFFECT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER SASKETCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL LOWER TO THE 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
BUT VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. THUS THE BLIZZARD
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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039-049-052>054-101500-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
604 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO FALL WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LOWER TO THE 35 BELOW TO
50 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-101800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/
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ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
604 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW
ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THRUOGH NOON ON SUNDAY.  

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.
PROLONGED SKIN EXPOSURE WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD
TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.


$$

DTR