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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 3, 201014 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at May 3, 2010, 3:28 PM MDT for 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 4, 2010, 2:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 31 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2010, 3:28 PM MDT (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
May 4, 2010, 2:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 5, 2010, 9:00 AM MDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 4, 3:12 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Hettinger, ND
May 4, 1:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5911 Nw Amidon, NDSAND CREEK RAWS.
May 4, 3:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Beach, ND
May 4, 3:37 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Beach, ND69 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE SCALES IN BEACH.
May 4, 3:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Dickinson, ND
May 4, 3:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Bowman, ND
May 4, 4:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Hettinger, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2010-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2010-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
656 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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.

608 
WWUS73 KBIS 032128
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WEST TUESDAY AND
SPREAD INTO CENTRAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW HIGHER
GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 60 IN THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
DRIVE...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ018>020-033>035-041>044-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 /328 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY
TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY TO
1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT OR 7 AM CDT
  TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WEST WINDS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ017-031-032-040-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T0600Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...BEACH...MEDORA...
MARMARTH
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 /328 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY
TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY TO
1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT OR 7 AM CDT
  TUESDAY UNTIL UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS...UP TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ045-046-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1800Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT YATES...LINTON
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

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

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT OR 7 AM CDT
  TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WEST WINDS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...WHEN GUSTS TO
  60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T0600Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  SOMEWHAT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021-022-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  SOMEWHAT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ023-025-040530-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1800Z-100505T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  SOMEWHAT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-040530-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1800Z-100505T1200Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
428 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT OR 1 PM CDT 
  TUESDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH MAY DEVELOP BY
  EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
TWH
7 follow-up statements
688 
WWUS73 KBIS 040236
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
936 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WEST TUESDAY AND
SPREAD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN OVERNIGHT...AND INTO NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS CAN
BE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH IN THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-041045-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
936 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 /836 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT OR 7 AM CDT 
  TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WEST WINDS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-041045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1200Z-100505T0600Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
936 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  SOMEWHAT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  THE EVENING. 

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-041045-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1800Z-100505T1200Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
936 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT OR 1 PM CDT 
  TUESDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT OR 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH MAY DEVELOP 
  BY EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

TWH/KINNEY
442 
WWUS73 KBIS 040750
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
250 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WEST EARLY THIS MORNING
AND SPREAD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
THIS MORNING...AND INTO NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...
ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST TO
NEAR 60 MPH IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COUNTIES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-041600-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0002.100504T0800Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
250 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 /150 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY. 


* WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY
  THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNRISE AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE
  MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-041600-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.100504T1800Z-100505T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1400Z-100505T1200Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
250 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY
  LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-021-041600-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T0800Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...GARRISON
250 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  A COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT
  AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-041600-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.100504T1400Z-100505T1200Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
250 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY. 


* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  SOMEWHAT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  THE EVENING. 

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
ABELING
322 
WWUS73 KBIS 041549
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1049 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA BY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT THAT INITIALLY
MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF 45
TO 55 MPH IN THE SOUTHWEST...AND AS HIGH AS 58 MPH IN HETTINGER.
THESE WIND GUSTS WERE NOT AS STRONG AS THE FRONT MOVED INTO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 60
MPH IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-050000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
1049 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 /949 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY... 

* STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-050000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1049 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
747 
WWUS73 KBIS 042125
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
425 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS
WERE GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH OVER THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY
EARLY EVENING. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING...AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-050530-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
425 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 /325 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

* VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES.

* WINDS GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BUT SHOULD START TO DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-050530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
425 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. 

* EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
553 
WWUS73 KBIS 042345
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE SPREADING EAST FROM WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE EAST
TONIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THIS LOW
WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY EARLY EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN
WINDY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST 
AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-050745-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 /545 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AND EARLY
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BUT SHOULD START TO DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-050745-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KS/PJA
759 
WWUS73 KBIS 050259
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
959 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL 
CONTINUE MOVING EAST TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 60 MPH WILL MOVE EAST
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST...NORTH
CENTRAL...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046-051200-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
959 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010 /859 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE
  LIKELY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-051200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
959 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KS
302 
WWUS73 KBIS 050912
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
412 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE
MOVING EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ018>020-031>035-042-045-046-051715-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1800Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON
412 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010 /312 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT.

* EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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


&&

$$

NDZ017-051015-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATFORD CITY
412 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER BEING REPORTED. TODAY WILL BE WINDY BUT WINDS
WILL BE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WHICH IS BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025-051015-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
412 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER BEING REPORTED. TODAY WILL BE WINDY BUT WINDS
WILL BE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WHICH IS BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

$$

NDZ040-041-043-044-051715-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0008.100505T1500Z-100505T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100505T1500Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
312 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT
TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT
TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
  AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING THEN DOWN TO
  20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051-051715-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100505T1800Z/
KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
412 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at May 3, 2:41 PM MDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 2:41 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
341 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
VERY ACTIVE PATTERN SETTING UP FOR BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG TERM
PERIODS. CLOSED LOW SWEEPING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO
THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE SHORT TERM.
A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL KEEP THE LONG TERM BUSY AS WELL.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE WINDS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT
EXCEPT FOR THE NAM...WHICH IS ON THE SLOW AND NORTHERN END OF
SOLUTIONS. WILL UTILIZE A GFS/ECMWF BLEND IN THE SHORT TERM.

CURRENTLY...HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA. LOW
PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ALBERTA...WITH A SOUTHWEST
SURFACE FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...SETTING UP OVER EASTERN
MONTANA.

TONIGHT...THE SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA
AND INTO FAR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. THIS IS A BIT SLOWER THAN
PREVIOUS RUNS. HAVE THEREFORE ADJUSTED START TIME OF
HIGHLIGHTS...PUSHING BACK THE START TIMES FROM 06 TO 12Z. NO REAL
CHANGES TO POPS TONIGHT AS THERE STILL LOOKS TO BE A CHANCE OF
WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS MAINLY WEST. WILL KEEP A MENTION OF THUNDER
BUT BY THE TIME CONVECTION REACHES NORTH DAKOTA...THINK THE RISK
OF THUNDER WILL BE SMALL.

TUESDAY...SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS MOVE INTO NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA
DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT LESS WIND ACROSS THE NORTH AND
HAVE BACKED OFF ON HIGH WINDS THERE AND GONE WITH A WIND ADVISORY.
IN FACT...WE WILL SEE A QUICK SHOT OF WINDS WITH THE INITIAL COLD
FRONT...AND THEN WE MAY NOT SEE ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL TUESDAY
EVENING WHEN WE GET STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT. IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...CONDITIONS LOOK BETTER
FOR STRONG WINDS. WE HAVE A DEEPER MIXED LAYER BY THE AFTERNOON
AND MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. HERE ALSO...WE
MAY NOT SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR DURING THE
EVENING. WE STILL DO GET A SURGE OF STRONG WINDS WITH THE INITIAL
COLD FRONT SO DECIDED TO KEEP THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT
DURING THE MORNING. WE DID PUSH THE START TIME OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING BACK TO 12Z INSTEAD OF 06Z. IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WE
KEPT THE HIGH WIND WATCH DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARRIVING DURING THE EVENING. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS TO MIX DOWN DURING THE
EVENING...BUT THERE IS STILL ENOUGH TIME HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT
ANOTHER MODEL RUN. KEPT THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 06Z
AND THE HIGH WIND WATCH UNTIL 09Z.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER WINDY DAY AND WE MAY NEED ANOTHER
ADVISORY...BUT CERTAINLY NOT AS STRONG AS TUESDAY. WE WILL SEE A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXITING SYSTEM.

NOT MUCH OF A BREAK LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING
BEFORE WE SEE ANOTHER UPPER LOW CLOSING OFF OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FARTHER SOUTH. THEREFORE THE WINDS
WILL NOT BE STRONG BUT WE WILL BE ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE LOW WITH
A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. IT IS STILL A WAYS OUT BUT WE
COULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
ECMWF PREFERRED FOR THE LONG TERM. A COOL DAY FRIDAY AS A DEPARTING
UPPER TROUGH LIFTS OUT LEAVING BEHIND CYCLONIC FLOW/INSTABILITY
RESULTING IN RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CWA. BROAD WESTERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH WEAK WARM AIR
ADVECTION. THIS COULD SPAWN ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA
SATURDAY...BUT AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS LOOK TO OCCUR SUNDAY
AS A NORTHERN STREAM AND SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH BEGIN TO
MERGE...INCREASING SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY AND LIFT OVER NORTH DAKOTA.
THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO BECOME EVEN MORE ACTIVE MONDAY AND
BEYOND WITH THE ECMWF SHOWING ANOTHER DEEP TROUGH OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS WITH SEVERAL LOWS DUMBELLING
AROUND EACH OTHER. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE FOR AMPLE MOISTURE AND DECENT
PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES AT H85 REMAIN
FAIRLY STAGNANT RANGING FROM A MAX OF +2C TO A MIN OF -4C THROUGH
THE ENTIRE LONG TERM PERIOD. THUS WILL CONTINUE ADVERTISING BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 50S AND LOWS IN THE
30S OVER THE CWA.

&&

.AVIATION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MONTANA AND THEN MOVE WITH THE FRONT
INTO NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. KISN AND KMOT WILL LIKELY SEE THE WETTEST
PORTION OF THE FRONT WITH LESS OVER KDIK/KBIS/KJMS. GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT FROM KDIK TO KBIS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
30KT TO 40KT AND GUSTS TO 50KT. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER NORTH AND
NORTHWEST KISN/KMOT WITH 20KT TO 30KT. EXPECT A BRIEF/3HR PERIOD OF
MVFR CEILINGS AS THE FRONT/SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ017>020-031>035-040>046.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
TUESDAY FOR NDZ034-035-041-042-044>046.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-021>023-025.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NDZ036-037-047-048-050-051.

&&

TWH
Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 3:53 AM MDT, 11 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
453 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-041000-
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-
453 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 /353 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA
THAT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ002>005-010>013-018>023-025-033>037-041>048-050-051-041000-
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
453 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 /353 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010/

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
SOUTHERN ALBERTA MOVES EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 3:43 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more22 hr
May 3, 2:30 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBISAdams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Morton and 1 more30 hr
May 3, 3:28 PM MDTWind AdvisoryBISBillings, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide and 21 more45 hr

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Sources

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