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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 31, 20099 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2009, 11:21 AM CST for 9 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 31, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2009, 11:21 AM CST (17:21 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 31, 2009, 10:03 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 281 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2009-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2009-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KFGF 311721
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. 
WEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AREAS OF DRIFTING
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...CAUSING ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP
ON LOCAL ROADWAYS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE THE REMAINDER OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-030-039-053-010600-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090131T1800Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.HW.W.0001.090131T1900Z-090201T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THESE
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY CAUSE
ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO
A MILE IN OPEN AREAS. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ038-049-052-010600-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090131T1800Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY
CAUSE ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DUE TO THE SNOW
MELTING AND THEN RE FREEZING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. WEST WINDS WILL
DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ029-010600-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FINLEY
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY
CAUSE ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DUE TO THE SNOW
MELTING AND THEN RE FREEZING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. WEST WINDS WILL
DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-010600-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY
CAUSE ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DUE TO THE SNOW
MELTING AND THEN RE FREEZING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. WEST WINDS WILL
DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-010600-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090131T2100Z-090201T0600Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. A FEW WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS
WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY CAUSE ICY AREAS TO
DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO THE SNOW MELTING AND THEN RE FREEZING. USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ROADWAYS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-022-027-030-031-040-010600-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090131T2100Z-090201T0600Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-
WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE
1121 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF
25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. A FEW WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS
WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IN TURN MAY CAUSE ICY AREAS TO
DEVELOP ON ROADS DUE TO THE SNOW MELTING AND THEN RE-FREEZING. USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ROADWAYS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
DK/ROGERS
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 312056
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
256 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...

.VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AREAS
OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT...CAUSING ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL
ROADWAYS.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL
REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-030-038-039-049-052-053-010600-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
256 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE
SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-054-010600-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090201T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
ADAMS
256 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...WITH
A FEW GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN...WHICH IN TURN MAY
CAUSE ICY AREAS TO DEVELOP ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ROADWAYS. WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-010600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.090131T2100Z-090201T0600Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
256 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SOME AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
DK
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 010012 AAA
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
612 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-030-038-039-049-052-053-010600-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
612 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-054-010600-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
ADAMS
612 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-010600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
612 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NG
000 
WWUS73 KFGF 010403 AAA
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1003 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ008-016-027-030-038-039-049-052-053-010515-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CAVALIER...
GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
1003 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...THEY HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 
THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-NDZ006-007-
014-015-024-026-028-029-054-010515-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090201T0600Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
ADAMS
1003 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...THEY HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 
THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 4:23 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more14 hr
Jan 31, 4:23 AM CSTWind AdvisoryFGFBarnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more18 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2009Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

Sources

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