Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 300251
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...ANOTHER SNOW EVENT ON THE WAY...

.LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN MONTANA WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA
LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD AN AREA
OF SNOW THROUGH MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING A BIT
NORTH THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT WITH 6 OR 7 INCHES LIKELY IN AN AREA
FROM VALLEY CITY AND LISBON THROUGH FARGO TO DETROIT LAKES AND
FERGUS FALLS TO WADENA. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF NORTH AND
SOUTH OF THIS MAX SNOW AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM MADDOCK
AND NEW ROCKFORD TO MAYVILLE TO MAHNOMEN AND PARK RAPIDS WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS.

MNZ027-028-030>032-302100-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.081230T0300Z-081230T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0008.081230T0900Z-081230T2100Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3
PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
ON TUESDAY WILL BRING 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST AREAS. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.  

A 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 IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.


$$

MNZ003-NDZ038-039-301800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.081230T0300Z-081230T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.W.0008.081230T0600Z-081230T1800Z/
CLAY-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

OW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
ON TUESDAY WILL BRING 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST AREAS
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF NEAR NOON.
LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING AND MIDDAY TO
CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.





$$

MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-301800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0008.081230T0600Z-081230T1800Z/
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.

LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY BE A BIT FARTHER NORTH
THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...WITH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 OR 7
INCHES FROM LISBON TO WAHPETON/BRECKENRIDGE NORTHWARD WITH MUCH
LESS SNOWFALL ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NDZ014-301800-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.081230T0600Z-081230T1800Z/
BENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. ..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND END EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS VARYING FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES
NEAR LEEDS TO UP TO 5 IN THE MADDOCK AND OBERON AREAS. 

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

$$

MNZ002-NDZ024-028>030-301800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.081230T0600Z-081230T1800Z/
NORMAN-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND THEN END TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 20
TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. 

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

$$

MNZ022>024-040-302100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.081230T0900Z-081230T2100Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
ELBOW LAKE
851 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
3 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
ARE ANTICIPATED.  

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

$$


DTR

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 301018
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...ANOTHER SNOW EVENT FOR SOUTHERN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD AN AREA OF SNOW THROUGH MOST OF
NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO WADENA
WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A SHARP
CUTOFF NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS MAXIMUM SNOW AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES
LIKELY FROM MADDOCK AND NEW ROCKFORD TO MAYVILLE TO MAHNOMEN AND
PARK RAPIDS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI.

MNZ040-302100-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELBOW LAKE
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW DRIFTS
TO FORM ON SOME ROADWAYS. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

$$

NDZ028-301800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
GRIGGS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS IS
FOR GRIGGS COUNTY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO
8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
TUESDAY MORNING WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW DRIFTS TO FORM ON SOME
ROADWAYS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ027-028-030>032-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3
PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW DRIFTS
TO FORM ON SOME ROADWAYS. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-301800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ALONG THE I-94
CORRIDOR ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND ALONG I-29 FROM FARGO SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW
DRIFTS TO FORM ON SOME ROADWAYS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NDZ026-301800-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKOTA
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. THIS IS FOR NELSON COUNTY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
VARYING FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES NEAR LAKOTA TO UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE
TOLNA AND PEKIN AREAS.

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

$$

MNZ022>024-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2
TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 200 OR FROM NEAR BEJOU TO
ITASCA STATE PARK TO LAPORTE WITH NEAR 5 INCHES ANTICIPATED FROM
WAUBUN TO PARK RAPIDS.

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

$$

MNZ002-NDZ014-024-029-030-301800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
NORMAN-BENSON-EDDY-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
NEW ROCKFORD...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
418 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

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

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES
IS EXPECTED FROM NEAR MADDOCK TO SHEYENNE TO SHARON TO MAYVILLE TO
SHELLY TO GARY. WITH AROUND 5 INCHES EXPECTED FROM NEW ROCKFORD TO
TO FINLEY AND EASTWARD TO ADA. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
INCREASE THIS MORNING AND MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

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

$$

TG/JK

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 301317
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
717 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW EVENT FOR THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE IS TRACKING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA AND WILL MOVE INTO
THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS SPREADING
AN AREA OF SNOW THROUGH MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO MINNESOTA.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO WADENA WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A SHARP CUTOFF NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS
MAXIMUM SNOW AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM MADDOCK AND NEW
ROCKFORD TO MAYVILLE TO MAHNOMEN AND PARK RAPIDS WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES FROM DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO BEMIDJI. THE SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY END BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. 

NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH. THIS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD MAKE SOME ROADWAYS
IMPASSABLE. 

MNZ027-028-030>032-040-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
717 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3
PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS
FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...AND ELBOW LAKE AREA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW
DRIFTS TO FORM ON SOME ROADWAYS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ028-038-039-049-052-053-301800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-GRIGGS-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...COOPERSTOWN...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
717 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. THIS INCLUDES THE COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY
CITY...LISBON...FARGO...AND WAHPETON AREA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES WILL OCCUR. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW DRIFTS TO FORM ON
SOME ROADWAYS.

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ022>024-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
717 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE MAHNOMEN AND PARK RAPIDS
AREA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 200 OR FROM NEAR BEJOU TO
ITASCA STATE PARK TO LAPORTE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
WILL OCCUR FROM WAUBUN TO PARK RAPIDS.

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

$$

MNZ002-NDZ014-024-026-029-030-301800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
NORMAN-BENSON-EDDY-NELSON-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
717 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW
ROCKFORD...FINELY...MAYVILLE...AND HALSTAD AREA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THIS AREA. SNOW TOTALS WILL BE
HIGHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY
CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

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

$$
TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 301758
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SNOW EVENT CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION BY THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WAS SPREADING AN
AREA OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
COOPERSTOWN TO FARGO TO WADENA WHERE TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A SHARP
CUTOFF NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS MAXIMUM SNOW AREA WITH STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY FROM MADDOCK AND NEW ROCKFORD TO
MAYVILLE TO MAHNOMEN AND PARK RAPIDS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END
BY MID AFTERNOON.

NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS MAY CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW
WHICH COULD MAKE SOME ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE.

NDZ028-302100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
GRIGGS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON AS NORTH
WINDS CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY MAY
BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

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


$$

NDZ014-024-026-301900-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T1800Z/
BENSON-EDDY-NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WINDS CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. THUS...THE ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

MNZ003-029-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-302100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW DRIFTS TO FORM ON SOME
ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN
ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ027-028-030>032-040-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. AN ADDITIONAL
ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SNOW
DRIFTS TO FORM ON SOME ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN
BLOWING SNOW TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

A 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 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

MNZ002-NDZ029-030-302100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
NORMAN-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON
AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY MAY
BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES INTO MID AFTERNOON.

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

$$

MNZ022>024-302100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
1158 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
HOWEVER...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN COUNTRY MAY BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING
SNOW.

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

$$

BRAMER

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 302040
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
240 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

.THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH LEFT A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN IOWA. IN ITS WAKE...NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS EVENING. 

MNZ003-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-302145-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
240 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

AREAS OF SNOW HAVE NOW MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING THE
THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

MNZ002-NDZ028>030-310100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0016.081230T2040Z-081231T0100Z/
NORMAN-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE
240 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.
THIS COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH
AFTER 7 PM.

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.

$$

MNZ022>024-302145-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081230T2100Z/
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS
240 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.
THUS...THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITY HAS PASSED. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
310100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0016.081230T2040Z-081231T0100Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...ADAMS
240 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.
THIS COMBINED WITH SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH 
AFTER 7 PM.

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.

$$

BRAMER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1038 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.DISCUSSION...
CONCERNS IN IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM FOCUSED ON RIBBON OF MOISTURE
OVER NORTHERN VALLEY. HAVE RECEIVED SOME LIGHT SNOW HERE AT GRAND
FORKS WITH THIS...AND WILL UPDATE TAFS TO ADD SOME POPS WITH
MINIMAL ACCUMULATION OF MAYBE ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

FOCUS THEN TURNS TO TONIGHT...WHERE INCOMING MODEL DATA STAYS
FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH PREV FORECAST. MODELS SHOWING THE SFC LOW
MOVING FROM WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN SD BETWEEN
06Z AND 12Z TONIGHT.

12Z GFS SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ISENTROPIC LIFT IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AT
06Z...CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS SHOWING RANSOM AND SARGENT
COUNTIES DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO...AND MODEL SOUNDINGS IN THE AREA
SHOW THE COLUMN SATURATED UP TO 500 MB. ALSO HAVE A FAIRLY DECENT
BAND OF FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY AT 06Z.

12Z GFS QPF FIELDS LOOKING VERY SIMILAR TO PREV FORECAST...AND
USING A 14 TO 1 RATIO YIELDS JUST OVER 7 INCHES IN
RANSOM...SARGENT...AND RICHLAND COUNTIES. IT DOES LOOK LIKE A
FAIRLY SHARP SNOWFALL GRADIENT...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS QUICKLY
TAPERING OFF TO ON AROUND AN INCH IN GRAND FORKS. THUS...WE WILL
BE CONVERTING PREVIOUS WATCH AREA TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
HEAVY SNOW...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
RANSOM...SARGENT...RICHLAND...AND WILKIN COUNTIES WHERE THE WATCH
WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW.

UPDATED HAZARDS WILL BE ISSUED WITH AM FCST UPDATE.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEY TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS
AFTERNOON AS SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WIND DECREASE FROM WEST TO
EAST WITH DEPARTING SURFACE LOW. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AT ALL TAF SITES...CONTINUING AT KDVL...KGFK...KTVF AND
KBJI THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS LIKELY TO
WORSEN ONCE AGAIN AT KFAR AFTER 00 UTC AS NEXT SNOW MAKER MOVES
ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 752 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008/

UPDATE...

LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WIND DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY THAN
PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. AS SUCH...CANCELED WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ACROSS NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. ALSO REMOVED BLOWING
SNOW FROM WEATHER GRIDS...ALTHOUGH THERE STILL MAY BE SOME SPOTTY
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...

MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING AS SNOW AND
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST WITH DEPARTING
SURFACE LOW. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AT ALL TAF
SITES...CONTINUING AT KDVL...KGFK...KTVF AND KBJI THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS LIKELY TO WORSEN ONCE AGAIN AT KFAR
AFTER 00 UTC AS NEXT SNOW MAKER MOVES ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
OVERNIGHT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 458 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008/

DISCUSSION...

MAIN CHALLENGES INCLUDE CURRENT SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
HEADLINES AND SNOW AMOUNTS/LOCATION FOR NEXT SYSTEM TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE TRICKY AND DEPEND HIGHLY ON
BALANCE BETWEEN LOW-LEVEL THERMAL ADVECTION AND CLOUD COVER. GFS
BEST HANDLED CURRENT SNOW EVENT...SO USED IN THE VERY NEAR TERM.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...FAVORED NAM/ECMWF...WHICH BOTH SHOW SIMILAR
TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WITH NEXT SYSTEM.

10 UTC 88-D RADAR IMAGERY STILL SHOWING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. NOT EXPECTING MUCH MORE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION AS SNOW TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT WILL
CONTINUE CURRENT ADVISORY HEADLINES THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE PRAIRIES
AND NOON FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...MAINLY
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACK-
SIDE OF DEPARTING LOW WILL KEEP NORTHWEST WINDS STRONG THIS
MORNING...SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
EXPECT AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY (1-3 SM) UNTIL WINDS DECREASE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO NEXT SNOW EVENT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
GFS/NAM/ECMWF EJECT SURFACE LOW FROM MONTANA ROCKIES TONIGHT AND
ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT TO SEE MESOSCALE
SNOW BAND DEVELOP ALONG MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS/WARM-AIR ADVECTION
TO THE NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW.

THE GFS PLACES THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF
THE NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND IS QUICKER TO MOVE
PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SLOWER NAM/ECMWF PLACE THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY FARTHER
NORTH...FROM JUST NORTH OF BISMARK TO AREAS SOUTH OF FARGO THROUGH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. GIVEN THESE DIFFERENCES...DECIDED TO MAINTAIN
CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH IN HOPES THAT 12 UTC MODELS WILL COME
INTO BETTER AGREEMENT AS TO WHERE THE MAIN MESOSCALE SNOW BAND
WILL DEVELOP. USING A 14:1 SNOW RATIO VIA THE ROEBBER METHOD
RESULTS IN MAXIMUM SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES...BUT AREAS
THAT SEE SUSTAINED BANDING COULD SEE UP TO 8 INCHES THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE TUESDAY...
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP ONCE AGAIN WITH COLD-AIR
ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL BE NEAR ZERO ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER AND IN THE MID TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY LOOK DRY...BEFORE THE NEXT BEST CHANCE
FOR SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO NEW YEARS DAY.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR NDZ049-052-053.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
     TUESDAY FOR NDZ024-028>030-038-039.

MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR MNZ029.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
     TUESDAY FOR MNZ002-003-022>024-027-028-030>032-040.

&&

SPEICHER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
642 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-301245-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
642 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER EAST ACROSS IOWA...THE
CHANCE FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY. ONE INCH OR
LESS OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE
FOR MEASURABLE SNOW IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO NEW YEARS DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053-
301245-
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
642 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS
MORNING.

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO
MAYVILLE TO PARK RAPIDS. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT FROM THE EAST
TO NORTHEAST...BUT MODERATE TO BRIEF HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED
TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING FROM WEST
TO EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR
TO SIX INCHES. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO REMAIN DIFFICULT THROUGH MID-
DAY TUESDAY.

THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOW IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
NEW YEARS DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

ROGERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
741 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

0700 AM     SNOW             GREENBUSH               48.70N 96.18W
12/29/2008  M2.0 INCH        ROSEAU             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

TGRAFENA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
852 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

0830 AM     SNOW             CHURCHS FERRY           48.27N 99.19W
12/29/2008  M2.3 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0830 AM     SNOW             GRYGLA                  48.30N 95.62W
12/29/2008  M3.0 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0845 AM     SNOW             LANGDON                 48.76N 98.37W
12/29/2008  M1.4 INCH        CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AHOMANN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
907 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

0900 AM     SNOW             RED LAKE FALLS          47.89N 96.27W
12/29/2008  M2.5 INCH        RED LAKE           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AHOMANN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
913 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

0910 AM     SNOW             WASKISH                 48.16N 94.51W
12/29/2008  M3.8 INCH        BELTRAMI           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AHOMANN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1019 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

1015 AM     SNOW             EDMORE                  48.41N 98.45W
12/29/2008  M3.0 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AHOMANN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1051 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

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

1045 AM     SNOW             2 S DEVILS LAKE         48.08N 98.87W
12/29/2008  M3.0 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

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