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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 28, 20115 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 28, 2011, 9:29 AM MDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2011, 9:29 AM MDT (15:29 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2011-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 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.

417 
WWUS73 KBIS 281529
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1029 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS UP TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER SOUTHWEST AND
FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE
THIS EVENING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ040>045-282330-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.110528T1529Z-110529T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1029 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /929 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND
  WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

HEINERT
3 follow-up statements
392 
WWUS73 KBIS 281817
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
117 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS UP TO NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES OVER PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONG WINDS
SHOULD SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ040>045-290000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110529T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
117 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /1217 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SUBSIDE
  BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NH
992 
WWUS73 KBIS 282026
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
326 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS UP TO NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE
STRONG WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ040>045-290000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110529T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
326 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /226 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...


* THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SUBSIDE 
  BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

NH
400 
WWUS73 KBIS 282340
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
640 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL THEREFORE BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT / 6 PM MDT.

NDZ040>045-290045-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110529T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES
640 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /540 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...ALLOWING THE 
WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

$$
JNS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 12:14 PM MDTFlood WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 11 more3 days

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.