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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 10, 20089 counties in Minnesota; 12 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2008, 3:41 PM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota; 12 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 11, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2008, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 21 counties

Becker County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 288 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2008-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
96 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 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 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
6 follow-up statements
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
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 110309 AAA
WSWFGF

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

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

.WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO FALL WEST OF THE VALLEY TONIGHT...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.080211T0600Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
909 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 TOTAL
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.

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-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-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-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...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
909 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.

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WIND SPEEDS TO
INCREASE TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS...COUPLED WITH AN EXTREMELY COLD
ARCTIC AIRMASS...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL INDICES TO DROP TO 25 TO 35
DEGREES 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.

$$
SPEICHER
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 111007
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
407 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TODAY...

.WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY...ALONG WITH A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PRODUCING THE LIGHT SNOW.

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
407 AM CST MON FEB 11 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. 

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94
CORRIDOR...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR 2...WITH LOCALLY UP TO
3 INCHES IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE REGION...WITH
ROADS SLIPPERY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

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.

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-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-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...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...ADAMS
407 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008

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

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

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING....AS SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINE WITH WINDS AROUND 15
MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...COUPLED
WITH DECREASING WINDS WILL END THE THREAT FOR 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.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 111717
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1117 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.
THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL STAY AROUND 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE NOON HOUR. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THEN.

MNZ003-029>031-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111830-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080212T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1117 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO NO LONGER IN WIND CHILL ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

$$

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-054-111830-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-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-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...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...ADAMS
1117 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008

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

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

WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED YET THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH THIS
AFTERNOON SO THAT THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT NOON.

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.

$$

GODON
000 
WWUS43 KFGF 111802
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1202 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-054-111915-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-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-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...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...ADAMS
1202 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EVEN THOUGH THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...IT WILL STILL BE
VERY COLD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF GOING
OUTDOORS TODAY.

$$

GODON

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, 3:17 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 3:17 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
317 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.SHORT TERM...
NW FLOW ALOFT HAS ESCORTED IN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED
OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO
SLOWLY DECREASE ACROSS NW MINNESOTA AS THE HIGH BUILDS IN...WILL
MOST LIKELY LET WIND CHILL ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 4PM.

CHALLENGES FOR THE FORECAST ARE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS TONIGHT...
THEN TIMING OF PRECIP AND AMOUNT ON MONDAY.

FOR TONIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET
AS THERE IS LITTLE TO NO MIXING UNDER THE HIGH. GRADUALLY CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS MY WEST AND WINDS WILL COME UP IN RESPONSE TO
PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH. AS WINDS INCREASE
TONIGHT CONCERN IS WITH WIND CHILL VALUES ONCE AGAIN. TEMPS WILL
WARM BUT GIVEN THE SLOW START WIND CHILLS WILL NOT WARM FAST
ENOUGH SO THERE IS A NEED FOR WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT UNTIL
NOON TOMORROW ACROSS DVL AND RRV...EXPECTING WINDS TO STAY BELOW
CRITERIA FOR THE TREED AREAS ON MINN.

ACTIVE PATTERN SET TO CONTINUE WITH QUICK RETURN FLOW SETTING UP
TONIGHT. 285 THETA SFC SHOWS GOOD UPSLOPE/WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH
850MB TEMPS WARMING ABOUT 10 DEGREES OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS. THIS
LIFT COMBINED WITH LOW CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS WILL PRODUCE
SNOW ACROSS THE AREA...BEGINNING TONIGHT IN THE DVL BASIN AND
SLOWLY PUSHING EAST/ SOUTHEAST INTO THE STUBBORN ARCTIC HIGH
MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ISENTROPIC LIFT
SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
COMBINED WITH WIND CHILLS WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 00Z TUESDAY.

A WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NW FLOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE MOST
LIKELY REGION SEEING PRECIPITATION WILL BE NW MINN GIVEN THEIR
PROXIMITY CLOSER TO THE VORT MAX SWINGING THROUGH ONTARIO.

WINDS WILL AGAIN RETURN TO THE SOUTH/EAST IN RESPONSE TO A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT
SNOW TO BEGIN IN THE DVL LAKE BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WAA
SETS IN.

.LONG TERM (THU-SAT)...
LONG RANGE MODELS SHOW SIMILAR TRANSITION FROM A MORE ZONAL 500MB
FLOW TO MORE AMPLIFICATION BY THE END OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST...BUT
HAVING TROUBLE WITH TIMING AND RESOLVING THE STRENGTH OF SYSTEMS.
INITIAL 500MB TROF AND SURFACE FRONT PASS ON THU...SO KEPT A CHANCE
FOR SNOW IN THE FORECAST. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE THEN DOMINATES FOR
FRI...SO KEPT FORECAST DRY.  NEXT CLIPPER MOVES IN FOR THE
WEEKEND...SO PUT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST. AS FAR AS
TEMPS...LOOK FOR THEM TO START OUT BELOW NORMAL AND THEN MODERATE TO
NEAR NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...AC AND CI DECKS EXPECTED TO THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH
MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS
EXPECTED AFTER 12Z FOR KFAR AND KGFK IN -SN AND POSSIBLE BLSN. NW
FLOW BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING...TURNING SE TOWARDS
MORNING AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KTS.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR NDZ038-039-049-052-053.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR MNZ003-029>031-040.

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

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR MNZ001-002-004-005-007-008-013>015-022-027.

&&

JK/NG
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 7:01 AM CST, 8 hours 40 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, 10:58 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 3 more5 hr
Feb 10, 3:41 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFClay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin20 hr

Nearby

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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.