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Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 10, 20089 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2008, 10:58 AM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 10, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2008, 10:58 AM CST (16:58 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 10, 2008, 4:11 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2008-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 101658
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1058 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...AN ARCTIC BLAST PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO
WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA. BRUTALLY COLD
TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE THESE
EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY AREAS OF
MINNESOTA AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. ALTHOUGH WINDS
HAVE DECREASED...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE TREED AREAS OF MINNESOTA WILL EXPERIENCE
HIGHER WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-102200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.080210T1800Z-080210T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1800Z/
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
1058 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE THIS AFTERNOON
AND WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL WARM FROM
WARNING CRITERIA TO ADVISORY LEVELS. WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. IT WILL STILL REMAIN BITTERLY
COLD EVEN AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. BE SURE TO BUNDLE UP
IF VENTURING OUTDOORS TODAY...AND CARRY A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL
KIT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.

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
TRAVEL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

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

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-101800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...BRECKENRIDGE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
1058 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

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

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

WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 45 BELOW RANGE WILL CONTINUE LATE
INTO THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL COUPLE WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE WIND
CHILL THREAT WILL END. IT WILL STILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY
EVEN AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE. BE SURE TO BUNDLE UP IF VENTURING
OUTDOORS TODAY...AND CARRY A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU
DO TRAVEL.

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.

$$

JK
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 101802
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1202 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...AN ARCTIC COLD STILL PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS TO CREATE THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. THE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
PORTION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AS
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS
DECREASE...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS
AFTERNOON.

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-102200-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
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
1202 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
TO CREATE THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION.
EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS DECREASE...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS GREATER
THAN 10 MPH WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-101915-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080210T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...BRECKENRIDGE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
1202 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF
THE RED RIVER VALLEY PORTION OF WESTERN MINNESOTA AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE REGION. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS DECREASE...BITTER
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NG
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 102141
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR
MONDAY...

.WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AS
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. SOME SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FALL
OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...CLOSER TO THE
TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

MNZ030-031-040-120000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
ELBOW LAKE
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL
END LATER THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER THEY WILL DEVELOP AGAIN AS
WIND SPEEDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SNOW INTO THE REGION TOMORROW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 3
INCH RANGE. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS GREATER
THAN 10 MPH 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.

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

$$

MNZ022-027-111800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL END
LATER THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER THEY WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN WHEN
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT. WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS.

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

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AND SNOW TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO
20 MPH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THIS
COMBINED WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WARRANTS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

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

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
054-111800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO ONCE
AGAIN FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-102245-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA
341 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

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

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

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER
THE REGION. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS DECREASE...BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS GREATER
THAN 10 MPH 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.

$$

JK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 102154 AAA
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR
MONDAY...

.WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AS
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. SOME SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FALL
OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...CLOSER TO THE
TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

MNZ030-031-040-120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
ELBOW LAKE
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE REGION TOMORROW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
1 TO 3 INCH RANGE.

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

$$

MNZ022-027-111800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL
REDEVELOP AGAIN WHEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT.
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-102300-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW CRITERIA THUS ALLOWING THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD STILL TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF VENTURING
OUTSIDE.

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AND SNOW TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
THIS COMBINED WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WARRANTS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
354 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO ONCE
AGAIN FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

JK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 102211 CCA
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED FOR
MONDAY...

.WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AS
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. SOME SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FALL
OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...CLOSER TO THE
TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

MNZ030-031-040-120000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
ELBOW LAKE
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE REGION TOMORROW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

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

$$

MNZ022-027-111800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY...


A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 
PM CST MONDAY. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL
REDEVELOP AGAIN WHEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT.
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

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.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-102300-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080210T2200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW CRITERIA THUS ALLOWING THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ARE VERY COLD AND
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD STILL TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF VENTURING
OUTSIDE.

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AND SNOW TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
THIS COMBINED WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WARRANTS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-
054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.080211T0600Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...ADAMS
410 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST MONDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO ONCE
AGAIN FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

JK

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 10, 10:38 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 10:38 AM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1038 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.UPDATE...
CURRENT SFC ANALYSIS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS DEPICTS AN ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
FRIGID TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
NW MINN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 22Z ACROSS THE
TREED AREA OF THE CWA. ALTHOUGH TEMPS ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA
WILL STILL BE VERY COLD...WINDS WILL BE BELOW CRITERIA LEVELS DUE
TO AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 430 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008/

DISCUSSION...TODAY THROUGH WED MORNING
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. NAM AND GFS WERE SIMILAR WHILE THE ECMWF WAS
SLOWER. WILL USE THE GFS.

PRESSURE RISE CENTER WAS OVER CENTRAL ND THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 15Z SUN. SHOULD DECREASE WINDS BY NOON.
WILL EXTEND WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON.

EXTENDED...WED AND THU
SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO MOVE THROUGH WED AND EARLY THU. WILL UP POPS A
BIT FOR SOUTHWEST ZONES. MODELS DISAGREE ON THE TIMING OF THE COLD
AIR MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED.

AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL TAF
SITES. HIGH CIRRUS AT 25KFT ARE THE ONLY CLOUDS EXPECTED TO FILTER
INTO THE REGION.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-
     024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-
     022>024-027>032-040.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MNZ006-009-
     016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040.

&&

JK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 7:01 AM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
701 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-111315-
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-
701 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

...COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...
...SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
FOR MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR ALL OF
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTHWEST
WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND WILL SETTLE DOWN
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND AND TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OCCURRED BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
ONTARIO AND HIGH PRESSURE FROM SASKATCHEWAN TO EASTERN NEBRASKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WILL BE MONDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY OR SOUTH OF A LINE ROUGHLY FROM VALLEY CITY
NORTH DAKOTA TO WADENA MINNESOTA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE MONDAY IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PRODUCE THE
LIGHT SNOW.

ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW MAINLY IN
THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

HOPPES

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 3:41 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFBecker, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more20 hr
Feb 10, 3:41 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFClay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin20 hr

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Sources

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