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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 10, 20115 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2011, 2:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 10, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2011, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 10, 2011, 4:49 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Williams County, ND

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 00:00Z on 2011-05-10Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2011-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
354 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.

797 
WWUS73 KBIS 100758
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
258 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH DAKOTA TODAY.
SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. 

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS
WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
THE WINDS WEAKEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-101600-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.110510T1200Z-110511T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY
258 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS REDUCING
  VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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
2 follow-up statements
939 
WWUS73 KBIS 101556
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1056 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS
WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WEAKEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-110000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY
1056 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EXPECT SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS REDUCING 
  VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
946 
WWUS73 KBIS 102149
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
449 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.THE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ADVISORY CATEGORY.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-102300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110511T0000Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY
449 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ADVISORY CATEGORY. THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$
WAA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 8:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBISBurke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams4 days
May 9, 10:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant and 4 more15 hr
May 10, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Sioux62 min
May 10, 2:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Kidder44 min
May 10, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan47 min
May 10, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder, Stutsman, Wells54 min
May 10, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBISWilliams33 hr
May 10, 12:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBISWard68 days
May 10, 2:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBottineau, Renville, Ward3 hr
May 10, 2:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams105 days
May 10, 2:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchBIS6 days
May 10, 4:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISRenville67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.