Blizzard Watch 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 082045
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
345 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA...

.THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. AT THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS FIRST
SYSTEM LOOK TO RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES...WITH SOME
ISOLATED FOUR INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PARK RAPIDS...
BEMIDJI AND LAKE ITASCA AREAS. NORTH WINDS ALSO LOOK TO INCREASE
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...CAUSING SOME DRIFTING SNOW
IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL TARGET THE NORTHERN PLAINS FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONGER SYSTEM IS A COLORADO
LOW...AND CURRENTLY LOOKS TO TRACK FROM COLORADO ON TUESDAY
MORNING TO NEAR LACROSSE WISCONSIN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS
TRACK IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...BUT AS IT STANDS NOW...IT
WOULD SPREAD THE MOST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
JAMESTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU. AMOUNTS IN THIS REGION COULD
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR THE 12 INCH
AMOUNTS WOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. LOWER
SNOW AMOUNTS...FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES...ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE
DEVILS LAKE REGION.

AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
SOMEWHAT DELAYED...BECOMING STRONGEST BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND LASTING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING
SOMEWHAT DELAYED...THE ONSET OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE
DELAYED. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY YET IN THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW
AND HEAVIEST SNOW BAND...THIS WATCH COULD STILL BE REFINED AT A
LATER POINT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DO LOOK THE MOST FAVORABLE FOR
AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW. THIS WOULD GIVE THE MOST
UNCERTAINTY TO THE DEVILS LAKE TO CANDO REGION.

FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY LOWER
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER...AND EVEN
INTO AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER BY TUESDAY NIGHT.


MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-111200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
345 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY MONDAY. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
FIRST ROUND OF SNOW. A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND
CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE A BIT LOWER ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE TO
CANDO AREAS...WHERE AMOUNTS MAY ONLY RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR
INCHES. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD STILL RESULT WITH THE
STRONGER WINDS. 

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

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-111200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI...
PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
345 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI...PARK
RAPIDS AND WADENA AREAS LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY...AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF SNOW...WITH SOME FOUR INCH
AMOUNTS ALSO POSSIBLE IN A FEW AREAS. A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIX TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY
RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS
TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 30 BELOW
TO 35 BELOW.

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.

$$

GODON

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 090924
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
424 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA...
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...

.THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ALONG AND 30 MILES ON EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO
MAYVILLE...TO BAUDETTE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING ALONG THIS BAND. NORTH WINDS
ALSO LOOK TO INCREASE...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
OPEN COUNTRY.

A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL TARGET THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONGER SYSTEM IS A COLORADO
LOW...AND CURRENTLY LOOKS TO TRACK FROM COLORADO ON TUESDAY
MORNING TO NEAR LACROSSE WISCONSIN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS
TRACK IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...BUT AS IT STANDS NOW...IT
WOULD SPREAD THE MOST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
JAMESTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU. AMOUNTS IN THIS REGION COULD
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR 12 INCH
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. LOWER SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND THUS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE WINDS MAY BECOME
STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DO LOOK THE MOST FAVORABLE FOR
AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW. THIS WOULD GIVE THE MOST
UNCERTAINTY TO THE DEVILS LAKE TO CANDO REGION.

FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER...AND EVEN
INTO AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MNZ001>003-008-013>016-022-023-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-111200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.090309T0924Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
DETROIT LAKES...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON
424 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AROUND 30 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
VALLEY CITY TO BAUDETTE TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE EVENING
HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH...CAUSING SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 30 TO
40 BELOW ZERO.

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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.

$$

MNZ006-009-017-111200-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.090309T0924Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI
424 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE BAUDETTE AND BEMIDJI AREAS TODAY. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE EVENING HOURS.

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO THIS AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

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.

$$

MNZ004-005-007-028>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-052>054-
111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
424 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...WITH
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THEN...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL
BRING SNOW CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW
SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE A BIT LOWER ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE TO
CANDO AREAS. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD STILL RESULT
WITH THE STRONGER WINDS.

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

$$

MNZ024-032-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
424 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THEN...A MAJOR WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREA TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6
TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$
TG

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 090952
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
452 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA... 
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...

.THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS ALONG AND 30 MILES ON EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM VALLEY
CITY TO MAYVILLE...TO BAUDETTE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. 3 TO
5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING ALONG THIS BAND.
NORTH WINDS ALSO LOOK TO INCREASE...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL TARGET THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONGER SYSTEM IS A COLORADO
LOW...AND CURRENTLY LOOKS TO TRACK FROM COLORADO ON TUESDAY
MORNING TO NEAR LACROSSE WISCONSIN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS
TRACK IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...BUT AS IT STANDS NOW...IT
WOULD SPREAD THE MOST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
JAMESTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU. AMOUNTS IN THIS REGION COULD
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR 12 INCH
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. LOWER SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND THUS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE WINDS MAY
BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DO LOOK THE MOST FAVORABLE
FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW. THIS WOULD GIVE THE MOST
UNCERTAINTY TO THE DEVILS LAKE TO CANDO REGION.

FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER...AND EVEN
INTO AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MNZ001>003-008-013>016-022-023-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
DETROIT LAKES...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON
452 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND AROUND 30 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM VALLEY CITY TO BAUDETTE TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE
EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH...CAUSING SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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.

$$

MNZ006-009-017-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI
452 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE BAUDETTE AND BEMIDJI AREA TODAY. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE EVENING HOURS.

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO THIS AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

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.

$$

MNZ004-005-007-028>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-052>054-
111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
452 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE
NORTHERN VALLEY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THEN...A
MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
VALLEY...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE A BIT LOWER ACROSS THE MADDOCK TO CANDO
AREAS. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD STILL RESULT WITH THE
STRONGER WINDS.

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

$$

MNZ024-032-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
452 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THEN...A MAJOR WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREA TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...
AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND
CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 091531
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1031 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...TWO ROUNDS OF SNOW TO AFFECT THE AREA... .
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...

.THE FIRST ROUND OF SNOW TODAY WILL SEE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
AND 40 MILES ON EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO
MAYVILLE...TO BAUDETTE. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING ALONG THIS BAND WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL TARGET THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONGER SYSTEM IS A COLORADO
LOW...AND CURRENTLY LOOKS TO TRACK FROM COLORADO ON TUESDAY
MORNING TO NEAR LACROSSE WISCONSIN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS
TRACK IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...BUT AS IT STANDS NOW...IT
WOULD SPREAD THE MOST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
JAMESTOWN TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU. AMOUNTS IN THIS REGION COULD
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR 12 INCH
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF MINNESOTA. LOWER SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND THUS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE WINDS MAY
BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING STRONGEST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DO LOOK THE MOST FAVORABLE
FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW. THIS WOULD GIVE THE MOST
UNCERTAINTY TO THE DEVILS LAKE TO CANDO REGION.

FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER...AND EVEN
INTO AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MNZ001>003-008-013>016-022-023-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
DETROIT LAKES...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON
1031 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND AROUND 40 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM VALLEY CITY TO BAUDETTE TODAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE EVENING HOURS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 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.

$$

MNZ006-009-017-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI
1031 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAUDETTE AND BEMIDJI AREA TODAY. 3
TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA BY THE EVENING HOURS
WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO THIS AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

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.

$$

MNZ004-005-007-028>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-052>054-
111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...
GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
1031 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO
THE NORTHERN VALLEY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THEN...A
MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN VALLEY...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE A BIT LOWER ACROSS THE MADDOCK TO CANDO
AREAS. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD STILL RESULT WITH THE
STRONGER WINDS.

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

$$

MNZ024-032-111200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
1031 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THEN...A MAJOR WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE PARK RAPIDS AND WADENA AREA TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY NIGHT...
AND MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND
CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KFGF 092056
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TO THE REGION TUESDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. AT THIS
POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LISBON TO FOSSTON AND BAUDETTE WHERE A FOOT
OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SLIGHTLY
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE
TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION LATER
TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

MNZ001>003-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-110600-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS
LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE..



$$


MNZ029>031-040-NDZ052-053-110600-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.090310T1200Z-090311T0600Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...GWINNER...WAHPETON
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE
REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ016-023-111200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...LAKE ITASCA
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO
THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.


$$

MNZ006-009-017-111200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090310T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BEMIDJI
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING WITH INITIAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO
THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW SHOULD WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

MNZ028-111200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WOLF LAKE
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.


$$

MNZ024-032-111200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0005.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY
TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SYSTEM. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL TO
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

$$

MNZ004-005-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-111200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.090310T1200Z-090311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0038.090310T0600Z-090311T1200Z/
KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
356 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.  IN
ADDITION...A WINTER STORM CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING
STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD ONLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY IN OPEN
COUNTRY.

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.

$$

AV

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
511 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...

PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGES INVOLVE HEAVY SNOW LOCATIONS AND
AMOUNTS BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. MODEL PRESSURE
FIELDS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 12 UTC TUESDAY...DIVERGING
SLIGHTLY THEREAFTER WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF A STRONG COLORADO LOW
AS IT EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST. WILL UTILIZE A MODEL BLEND FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE...BUT LEAN ON GFS QPF OUTPUT THROUGH TUESDAY AS
IT HAS SHOWN THE BEST RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AMONG THE VARIOUS
OPERATIONAL MODELS.

FOR TODAY...EXPECT RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP ON THE
BACKSIDE OF DEPARTING SURFACE HIGH. AS A RESULT...MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY CLOUD OVER THROUGH THE DAY...BUT
DECENT LOW-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES
TO REACH THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S.

TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...A SURFACE LOW DRIFTS ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA
WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY WELL-DEFINED 850-700 HPA BAROCLINIC ZONE
DRAPED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO FIRST DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA AND THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY ON
MONDAY. GFS CROSS SECTION FROM DES MOINES TO ROLLA SHOWS STRONG
FRONTOGENESIS C0UPLED WITH IMPRESSIVE RISING MOTION (UP TO 12
MICROBARS/SECOND) ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING.
VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE ALSO SUGGESTS GOOD DENDRITIC GROWTH
DURING THE EVENT. AT THIS TIME...ONLY EXPECTING ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOW ACCUMULATION (3-5 INCHES) ALONG A LINE FROM VALLEY CITY TO
FARGO TO BEMIDJI...BUT FUTURE SHIFTS WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS
CLOSELY AS MESOSCALE BANDING COULD PRODUCE SOME AREAS WITH 6 PLUS
INCHES.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO MUCH STRONGER STORM MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. ALL MODELS EJECT A STRONG COLORADO LOW NORTHEASTWARD
TUESDAY. THE PREFERRED HPC STORM TRACK BRINGS THE LOW CENTER
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN...RESULTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MUCH OF
THE DAY. NORTH WINDS LOOK TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW WILL
ALSO BE FALLING WITH AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VALLEY CITY TO
GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU LINE LIKELY TO SEE THE MOST SNOW. SOME
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA MAY SEE UP TO A FOOT OF NEW
SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW SHOULD DROP
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY...
MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ALL DAY TUESDAY.
WIND CHILL VALUES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO DROP TO NEAR 35 BELOW.

AS SUCH...WILL HOIST A BLIZZARD WATCH FROM 06 UTC TUESDAY THROUGH
12 UTC WEDNESDAY FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT FOR THE FORESTED AREAS OF
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE QUITE AS STRONG. IN THESE AREAS...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

TWO DAY (MON-TUES) SNOW TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 16 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WHEREAS THE FAR
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
WILL LIKELY SEE THE LEAST (4-8 INCHES).

&&

.AVIATION...
CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO VFR/MVFR
CEILINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT LIGHT
SNOW TO DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WILL ONLY MENTION -SN FOR KFAR THROUGH
12 UTC MONDAY...ALTHOUGH ALL TAF SITES LIKELY TO SEE ONGOING LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW AFTER 12 UTC MONDAY WITH PERIODS OR REDUCED
VISIBILITY. SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH
FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT DUE TO FRONTAL PASSAGE.

&&

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

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     MORNING FOR MNZ006-009-017-024-032.

&&

ROGERS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
732 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-090145-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
732 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009

...A MAJOR LATE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA SUNDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
WITH A FEW INCHES EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
MONDAY...SETTING THE STAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
TUESDAY ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS LIKELY GUSTING OVER 30 MPH IN THE
RED RIVER VALLEY.

INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
SNOW ON TUESDAY. THIS MAY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY. IT APPEARS THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM WILL OCCUR DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WHEN TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW
WILL ALSO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE APPRECIATED FOR THIS
UPCOMING WINTER STORM.

DK