Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau 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 122054
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
254 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS
WEEKEND...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES INTO ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT IN
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY
REGION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY MORNING. FURTHER EAST IN
THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY...THEN
MOVE SLOWLY INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
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
254 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY
SATURDAY EVENING...THEN QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REST OF WESTERN
MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE...AND THIS
SNOW WILL DRIFT AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE BY SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW BY SUNDAY EVENING...AS ACTUAL AIR
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. CONDITIONS
WILL ONLY SLOWLY IMPROVE BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW PERSISTING.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE
FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND...OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
254 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO THE TREED AREAS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 OR MORE
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ON
SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
FALLING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM
25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND WIND THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
DK/TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 130342
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
942 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
SATURDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED
RIVER VALLEY REGION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY MORNING.
FURTHER EAST IN THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA...HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY...THEN
MOVE SLOWLY INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY SUNDAY.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
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
942 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
EVENING...THEN QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REST OF WESTERN MINNESOTA
SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE...AND THIS SNOW WILL
DRIFT AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW BY SUNDAY EVENING...AS ACTUAL AIR
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. CONDITIONS
WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE MONDAY...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AROUND 40
BELOW PERSISTING.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE
FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND...OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-151200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
942 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MOVE INTO THE TREED AREAS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 OR MORE
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ON
SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
FALLING SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND WIND THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
VOELKER

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 131003
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED
RIVER VALLEY REGION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY MORNING.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.  FURTHER EAST
IN THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND
THEN TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY LATE SUNDAY. 

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY MAINLY OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
INTO FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
HEAVIER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH THE SNOW ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD DURING THIS
EVENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS
TONIGHT AND REMAINING BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND BECOME
NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WIND
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO
40 BELOW ZERO RANGE SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE
IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.   

VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBLITIES LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND EVEN GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBLITIES INSIDE THE CITIES.  

THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH THE COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS
FOR TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF
POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

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

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BELOW ZERO
LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY AND WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBLITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBLITIES INSIDE TOWNS. IN ADDITION THESE WINDS WILL
CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS STORM A DANGEROUS ONE. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT.
TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER
STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.  

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.  

$$

MNZ031-032-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.  

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 131038 CCA
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
440 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

CORRECTION FOR SPELLING 


...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW...STRONG WINDS...BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
SATURDAY NIGHT IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED
RIVER VALLEY REGION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA BY SUNDAY MORNING.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.  FURTHER EAST
IN THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND
THEN TO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BY LATE SUNDAY. 

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
038-039-054-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY MAINLY OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
INTO FAR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
HEAVIER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH THE SNOW ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD DURING THIS
EVENT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BELOW ZERO IN MOST AREAS
TONIGHT AND REMAINING BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND BECOME
NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WIND
COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO
40 BELOW ZERO RANGE SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE
IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.   

VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY AND EVEN GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES INSIDE THE CITIES.  

THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH THE COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS
FOR TRAVEL. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT. TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF
POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.081214T0600Z-081215T1200Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

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

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BELOW ZERO
LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY AND WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES INSIDE TOWNS. IN ADDITION THESE WINDS WILL
CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS AND LOW WIND CHILLS
WILL MAKE THIS STORM A DANGEROUS ONE. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS IN IT.
TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PREPARE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER
STORM...AND DELAY TRAVEL PLANS IF POSSIBLE.

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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-151200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0009.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0006.081214T0000Z-081215T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE
403 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.  

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTR SAT DEC 13 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW ZERO CREATING WIND CHILLS TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. 

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE.  

$$


DTR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
336 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE THE MAJOR STORM THAT WILL
IMPACT THE REGION SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BEFORE I GET TO
THE DETAILS...WE WILL BE HOISTING A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR ALL BUT THE
FAR EAST (WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED) FOR 00Z SUN-
12Z MONDAY. MODELS CONTINUE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND LITTLE
OVERALL DIFFERENCE NOTED...SO WILL USE A BLEND THIS MORNING.

FOR TODAY...A SHORTWAVE AND MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION WILL MOVE
FROM NW TO SE THROUGH THE DAY INTO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BAND
OF LIGHT SNOW...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. TEMPS WILL BE
WARMER THAN RECENT DAYS.

ON SATURDAY/SAT NIGHT...A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL CONTINUE TO
TIGHTEN AS THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS TO THE SW. STRONG LIFTING PER
OMEGA/Q VECTOR AND ISENTRIPIC FIELDS WILL INCREASE AND SATURATION
WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE NORTH AND TOWARDS SUNSET
IN THE FAR SOUTH. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT
IN ALL AREAS...AS A LEAD SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS
WILL TURN NORTHERLY IN THE VALLEY AND INCREASE AND GUST OVER 40
MPH...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM THE FINE
POWDER SNOW THAT WILL FALL. STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION
WILL BEGIN BY 06Z SUNDAY...WITH ABOUT 40KT TO MIX...SO EXPECT
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TO DEVELOP.

FOR SUN-SUN NIGHT...THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FORCING FOR ASCENT
OVER OUR REGION THOUGH AS 700MB LOW MOVES ABOUT OVER GFK. THIS
WILL COUPLE WITH A CONTINUED TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
CONTINUE THE BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES
WITH A SFC INVERTED TROUGH. TEMPS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ON
SUNDAY...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 40 BELOW BY SUNDAY
NIGHT.

THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...WITH ZERO VISIBILITY
POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY/SUN NIGHT WITH ROADS POSSIBLY DRIFTING SHUT...AND THIS MAY
BE A BLIZZARD THAT HASN/T BEEN SEEN IN THIS AREA SINCE THE
1996-1997 WINTER.

THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS BAROCLINIC ZONE WITH A STRONG
WARM CONVEYOR BELT MOVING OVER A LOW LEVEL COLD CONVEYOR BELT.
THERE WILL BE 0.5 INCH PWATS FOR THIS STORM AS WELL...AND
DEEP/SUSTAINED LIFT AND SATURATION WILL MEAN HEAVY SNOW RATES AT
TIMES. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE SNOW...BUT ALL MODEL/HPC
AND SREF PLUME DIAGRAM GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW
BAND WILL FALL FROM NEAR JMS-GFK-WASKISH...WHERE A BAND OF 9-16 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE. TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS...EXPECT THE POTENTIAL
FOR 5-8 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IF BANDING OF SNOW
GETS GOING SUNDAY...WHICH IS POSSIBLE WITH A MID LEVEL DEFORMATION
BAND DEVELOPING NEAR THE 700MB LOW. THE ONLY THING THAT MAY CUT
DOWN ON SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH WOULD BE DRIER AIR ADVECTING
IN...BUT GIVEN THE LARGE AREA OF MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION EVEN IN
THE NORTH...WE FEEL THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE.

THE STORM WILL WIND DOWN MONDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING EVEN MONDAY MORNING AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
SOME SORT OF HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON MONDAY MORNING AT
LEAST.

BY TUESDAY...THE BITTERLY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH A FRESH
SNOW PACK...AND LOWS COULD DROP TO 25-30 BELOW TUE MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...
MAINLY VFR CIGS COULD FALL INTO THE MVFR RANGE ALONG WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW IN THE NORTH TODAY.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032.

&&

DK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
433 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121045-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
433 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
SATURDAY...THEN TRACK INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. SNOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS MAY GUST OVER 40 MPH ON SUNDAY AND MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND ROADS MAY
BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL WELL BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY NIGHT...AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW WILL RESULT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW ZERO...AND THE COLD
WEATHER WILL PERSIST NEXT WEEK.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS
ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND
EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS
LIKELY THAT THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
STORM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

PREPARE FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM NOW AND TAKE THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. STAY TUNED TO
LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY WILL BE APPRECIATED THIS
WEEKEND.

DK