Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 080340
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
940 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL....AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER FIVE TO
EIGHT INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. IN ADDITION...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECONSIDER. IF IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...ENSURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS
EQUIPPED WITH A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR
TRAVEL PLANS. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USERS OF THIS INFORMATION ARE
URGED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL MEDIA AND YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BISMARCK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL
WINTER STORM.

NDZ001-009-017-081145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090108T0900Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
940 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
ANOTHER FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECONSIDER. IF IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...ENSURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS
EQUIPPED WITH A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR
TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-081145-
/O.CON.KBIS.ZR.Y.0001.090108T0900Z-090108T2100Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
840 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY BE MIXED
WITH OR START AS SNOW...THEN BECOME ALL FREEZING RAIN ON
THURSDAY.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHT OR EVEN END LATE THURSDAY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY
CAUSING BLOWING SNOW.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ018>020-034-035-042-045>047-050-081145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.090108T1200Z-090110T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
ASHLEY
940 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009 /840 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
ANOTHER THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS
ALSO POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECONSIDER. IF IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...ENSURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS
EQUIPPED WITH A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR
TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-081145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0002.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
940 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
ANOTHER FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHWESTERN AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA AND ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

VJ

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 081017
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
417 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW TO
NORTHWESTERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...FROM WILLISTON
SOUTHEAST THROUGH MINOT...GARRISON...AND JAMESTOWN. THE BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BE AT ITS GREATEST
INTENSITY TONIGHT. ONLY ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH
OF A DICKINSON TO FORT YATES LINE...BUT SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPERIENCE FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE DRASTICALLY REDUCED
IN OPEN COUNTRY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA....WHERE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 

TRAVEL WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS WINTER STORM. CONSIDER
CHANGING YOUR PLANS. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...CARRY A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-081830-
/O.CAN.KBIS.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.090108T1017Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
317 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. EXPECT AN INCH
OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY.

THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH
WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY ON FRIDAY. 

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ018>020-034-035-047-081830-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.090108T1200Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...NAPOLEON
417 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /317 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT. EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. A BRIEF
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY
REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. 

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-081830-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WS.A.0002.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090109T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
417 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. FIVE TO
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-081830-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
417 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING.
EXPECT THE MOST SNOW TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE
WATFORD CITY AREA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY AT TIMES. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ042-045-046-050-081830-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
417 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /317 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY. 

LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. 

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CJS/TWH

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 081751
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1143 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE 
PELLETS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EAST
FAIRVIEW...TO MANNING...TO CANNON BALL TO LINTON THIS AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS AREA...WITH LOCAL 
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS WILL MAKE 
ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES VERY ICY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH 
DAKOTA. FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW 
TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST 
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND BECOME WEST NORTHWEST AT 
30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY 
NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP THURSDAY 
NIGHT AND INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY ALONG..AND 50 MILES 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM CROSBY...TO GARRISON THROUGH EDGELEY. 
THIS INCLUDES WILLISTON...MINOT...BISMARCK...MANDAN AND JAMESTOWN. 
FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS AREA BY FRIDAY 
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO 
FRIDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BECOMING SUSTAINED 
AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT 
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER 
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND 
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.  

IF IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL 
KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR PLANS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT 
LEAVE THE SAFETY OF YOUR VEHICLE. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USERS OF THIS 
INFORMATION SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE 
AND PROPERTY.


NDZ001-009-017-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
1143 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

4 TO 8 INCHES OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
DIVIDE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MCKENZIE
COUNTY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
MCKENZIE COUNTY. FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE 
TODAY ACROSS MCKENZIE COUNTY WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE 
ACCUMULATION...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH 
POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE
WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ018>020-034-035-047-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...NAPOLEON
1143 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /1043 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECT 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...HOWEVER...THE MAJORITY OF THE FREEZING RAIN WILL
REMAIN IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090109T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
1143 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING.
STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WHICH
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY
WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1043 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE 
ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS 
POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE ROADS VERY 
SLIPPERY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT 
AND FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY 
SLIPPERY.

STRONG NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY
ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ042-045-046-050-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.090108T1800Z-090110T0000Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
1143 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /1043 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE COMBINATION
WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY.

SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY IN
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MCINTOSH AND EMMONS 
COUNTIES.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

PJA

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 082220
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
420 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FORT UNION...TO HALLIDAY...TO
BEULAH...TO NEW SALEM THROUGH ZEELAND THIS EVENING THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THIS AREA...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES VERY ICY
IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PERIODS OF FREEZING
RAIN...ICE PELLETS AND SNOW WILL FINALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWEST AT 30
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
BY EARLY FRIDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY
ALONG..AND 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM CROSBY...TO
GARRISON THROUGH EDGELEY. THIS INCLUDES WILLISTON...MINOT...BISMARCK
...MANDAN AND JAMESTOWN. FIVE TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THIS AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
INTO FRIDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BECOMING
SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

IF IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT AND INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR PLANS. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO
NOT LEAVE THE SAFETY OF YOUR VEHICLE. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USERS OF
THIS INFORMATION SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

NDZ032-033-041-042-090630-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT...ELGIN
320 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK UPGRADED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY.

A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THIS EVENING AND THROUGH MIDNIGHT MST IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. 
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF ONE
QUARTER OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP
BY EARLY FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED.
VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY
ON FRIDAY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
HAZARDOUS IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

$$

NDZ001-009-017>020-034-035-047-090630-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...NAPOLEON
420 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /320 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECT 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...HOWEVER...THE MAJORITY OF THE FREEZING RAIN WILL
REMAIN IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051-090630-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.090109T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES
420 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY
EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY... WHICH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN OPEN COUNTRY. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

$$

NDZ031-040-043>046-050-090630-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
420 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /320 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS
EVENING IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS
POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS
WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
EXPECTED. VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
OPEN COUNTRY ON FRIDAY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

PJA

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 090326
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
926 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY..

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHEAST MONTANA TO CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...AND THEN TO IOWA FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM
IS PRODUCING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE...A VARIETY OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IN SOUTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS DECLARED A NO
TRAVEL ADVISORY TONIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION HAS BECOME MORE SPOTTY
AND INTERMITTENT. HOWEVER AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
PERSIST AND EVENTUALLY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SNOW. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SNOW
OVERNIGHT...INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW
NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY REGION FOR A TIME TONIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL FALL STEADILY ALONG A MINOT TO JAMESTOWN LINE. TO THE WEST
AND SOUTH OF THIS THE SNOW MAY BE LIGHTER AND MORE INTERMITTENT.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING BRING GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. UP TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
IS POSSIBLE ALONG A LINE FROM MINOT TO BETWEEN BISMARCK AND
JAMESTOWN. LESSER...BUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS WILL FALL EITHER SIDE
OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TONIGHT. THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO
TRAVEL WILL NEED A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE
IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR PLANS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-032>037-041-042-047-048-051-091030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-
GRANT-LOGAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...OAKES
926 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /826 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT SOME SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES BEFORE MIDNIGHT ALSO. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREATE WIDESPREAD
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...
SLEET...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

$$

NDZ031-040-043>046-050-091030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...
FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
926 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009 /826 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

INTERMITTENT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TURN BACK TO PERIODS OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOOK
FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

RSL

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 090958
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
358 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TODAY..

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST
AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW IN SASKATCHEWAN MOVES
SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH AN INCH OR LESS AROUND
BOWMAN IN THE SOUTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW AND BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

TRAVELERS SHOULD MONITOR CURRENT CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND TIME OF
ARRIVAL. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE.

NDZ032-033-041-091800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
BILLINGS-STARK-HETTINGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MOTT
258 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND
LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH
OR LESS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS
SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.



$$

NDZ017>020-034-042-091800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN
358 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009 /258 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS
AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE AN
INCH OR LESS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.



$$

NDZ005-091100-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
ROLETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROLLA
358 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN ROLETTE
COUNTY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TODAY...BUT IF SNOW OCCURS
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. SOME GROUND DRIFTING CAN BE
EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD NOT AFFECT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANTLY.

$$

NDZ001>004-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-051-091800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-
PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...OAKES
358 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 5 TO 13 INCHES. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35
MPH WILL DEVELOP CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.


$$

NDZ031-040-043-044-091800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-SLOPE-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MARMARTH...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
258 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ045-046-050-091800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
358 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
LESS THAN AN INCH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW WILL
CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 091748
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1148 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON..

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM SASKATCHEWAN TO
MONTANA MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN...NORTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH AN INCH OR LESS AROUND BOWMAN IN THE
SOUTHWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW AND BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND AS THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

TRAVELERS SHOULD MONITOR CURRENT CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND TIME OF
ARRIVAL. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE.

NDZ001>004-009>013-021>023-025-035>037-047-048-051-100000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-
PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...OAKES
1148 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS NORTH...THEN TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTH WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM 5 TO 13
INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS
SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-100000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1048 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND
LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE AN
INCH OR LESS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE WINDS
SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ017>020-034-042-045-046-050-100000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
1148 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009 /1048 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS
AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL
GENERALLY BE AROUND AN INCH. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS
THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JV

000 
WWUS43 KBIS 092153
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
353 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM SASKATCHEWAN MOVES
SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA. SNOW IS WINDING DOWN...AND VISIBILITIES
HAVE IMPROVED. THUS...HAVE REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WARNING WITH
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
LINGERING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE FORM OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25
MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON. CONSEQUENTLY...REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS
FLUFFY SNOW IS PICKED UP AND REDISTRIBUTED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE SNOW ENDS AND AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

TRAVELERS SHOULD MONITOR CURRENT CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT AND LET OTHERS KNOW OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND TIME OF
ARRIVAL. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE.

NDZ021>023-025-035>037-047-048-051-100000-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
OAKES
353 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM
WARNING...AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS
REDISTRIBUTING FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE
STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NDZ001>004-009>013-092300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY
353 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED...AND WINDS HAVE NOT INCREASED AS FORECAST.
THUS...BLOWING SNOW IS NOT PRESENTING A TRAVEL HAZARD AND THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

NDZ017>020-031>034-040>046-050-100000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-090110T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...ASHLEY
353 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009 /253 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND
LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EVENING AS THE WINDS
SUBSIDE AND THE SNOW ENDS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

SCHECK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
321 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ALBERTA CLIPPER LIKELY TO PULL ENOUGH WARM AIR INTO
NORTH DAKOTA FOR RAIN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY. WITH
DEEP SNOW COVER AND COLD SURFACE...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE A MAJOR
THREAT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW NORTH THROUGH EAST
CENTRAL...AND THE IN BETWEEN...BISMARCK AREA...MAY GET A LITTLE
OF ALL THE ABOVE. THEREFOR..HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE NORTHWEST STARTING AT 3 AM TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
THE JAMESTOWN AREA. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE SOUTHWEST...INCLUDING DICKINSON...BOWMAN...HETTINGER... AND A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL...WHERE SOME
FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALL COME TOGETHER. THIS
INCLUDES BUELAH...BISMARCK...ELGION AND FT YATES AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...A MIX OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WEST...WITH FREEZING RAIN MORE
LIKELY SOUTHWEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST ON THURSDAY.
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY NORTH AND EAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD EAST TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. RETURN FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL OCCUR ALREADY BY
SATURDAY BRINING IN MILDER H8 TEMPS. LEFT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY DRY.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
HYDROMET PREDICTION CENTER FAVORS THE ECMWF OVER THE GFS. BOTH
MODELS ARE SIMILAR FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY...THEN DIVERGE
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY.

ON SUNDAY ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...THUS A
CHANCE OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY COLD ARCTIC AIR WHICH THE ECMWF MOVES
SOUTHEAST QUICKLY AND ALLOWS A HINT OF MILDER PACIFIC AIR INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY IN THE WEST WITH THE WARM ADVECTION FROM THE PACIFIC
AIR WITH A CHANCE REGION-WIDE ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A LARGE PUSH OF
COLD ARCTIC AIR THAT WILL ENGULF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

CONFIDENCE LOW IN MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE FORECAST AS MODELS STILL
DIFFER AS TO WHETHER ARCTIC AIR IS PUSHED EAST/SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE
AREA AND REPLACED BY PACIFIC AIR...OR WHETHER ARCTIC BLASTS WILL
LINGER OVER THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...
THIS AFTERNOON...A RIDGE OF SURFACE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED
FROM NORTHERN ALBERTA THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN TO THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS WHILE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE
ROCKIES FROM WESTERN ALBERTA TO MONTANA AND WYOMING. A COMPLICATED
WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND SPREAD TO CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AFTER DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY. EXPECTING MAINLY FREEZING
RAIN IN THE SOUTHWEST...A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FROM KISN TO
KBIS...AND MAINLY SNOW AT KMOT AND KJMS.

THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA - KISN AND KDIK - THERE WAS
A POCKET OF ONLY MID CLOUDS...AROUND 9000 FEET...BETWEEN THE MVFR
CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL/EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN
SNOW OVER EASTERN MONTANA/EASTERN WYOMING/WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
EXPECT CEILINGS OVER WESTERN ND TO BECOME MVFR AFTER 00Z...THEN
BECOME IFR IN SNOW/FREEZING RAIN AFTER 06Z TONIGHT.

MVFR CEILINGS OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON
ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO VFR CEILINGS OR SCATTERED CLOUDS AFTER
00Z. THEN AFTER 12Z ON THURSDAY MORNING MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS WILL
MOVE IN FROM THE WEST WITH A SNOW/FREEZING RAIN MIX LIKELY AT KBIS
...WITH SNOW LIKELY FARTHER NORTH AT KMOT AND FARTHER EAST AT KJMS.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO 6
PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ018>020-034-035-042-045>047-050.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY FOR
NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
NDZ001-009-017.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-048-051.

&&

ABELING/VINING

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
535 AM CST WED JAN 7 2009

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-081145-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
535 AM CST WED JAN 7 2009 /435 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE FORECAST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY SOUTHWEST. AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF SNOW AT MOST MAY FALL. SOME LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY
MIX WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE REMAINS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM
IMPACTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING
IN MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
OVER ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FURTHERMORE...AREAS OF
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
THURSDAY NIGHT WEST AND NORTH...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
FRIDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS
STORM SYSTEM...AND HENCE WHERE THE BEST ACCUMULATING SNOW
POTENTIAL WILL BE. HOWEVER...FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM FAR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR
ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. USERS ARE
URGED TO CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ANOTHER FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW AND BREEZY
WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NH