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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 6, 2011, 4:03 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 6, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2011, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 6, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 26 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Polk 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
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 261 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 WWUS73 KFGF 060903 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 403 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038- 039-049-052>054-070200- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.111006T1600Z-111007T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...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 403 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DTR
3 follow-up statements
113 WWUS73 KFGF 061647 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1147 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING. MNZ001>004-007-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038- 039-049-052>054-070200- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1147 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
234 WWUS73 KFGF 062008 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY... ...STRONGER SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL CONTINUE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY FRIDAY EVENING. AS THIS OCCURS...WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME STRONG ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. AREAS EAST OF THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MNZ027-030-040-080600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE 308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-028-031-032-080600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. * WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-080200- /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS INTO THIS EVENING. WAVES COULD BE SLIGHTLY BIGGER ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ MNZ005-008-013>015-080200- /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON 308 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TG
058 WWUS73 KFGF 070216 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS LIKELY FRIDAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AS WELL EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY...BUT WILL BE SUSTAINED ABOUT 10 MPH LESS THAN THE REST OF THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR THESE LOCATIONS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MNZ027-030-040-080600- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... ELBOW LAKE 916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED AT 900 PM FOR THIS EVENING... * THE STRONGER WINDS EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-080200- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED AT 900 PM FOR THIS EVENING... * STRONGER WINDS EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS INTO THIS EVENING. WAVES COULD BE SLIGHTLY BIGGER ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-028-031-032-080600- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI- MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY... BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA 916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ005-008-013>015-080200- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON 916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GROUP FGF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 4:26 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Towner | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2011Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.