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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Grand Forks, ND

October 6, 20119 counties in Minnesota; Towner County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 6, 2011, 3:08 PM CDT for 9 counties in Minnesota; Towner County, North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2011, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 7, 2011, 9:11 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Towner County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-10-06Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -97 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
2065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-156 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.

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
5 follow-up statements
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
582 
WWUS73 KFGF 070916
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. WINDS
APPROACHING 30 MPH AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN 
THESE AREAS.

FARTHER EAST AND ACROSS TOWNER COUNTY...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
STRONG...BUT STILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ007-008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-080200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.HW.W.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  THIS 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. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-080200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
TOWNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANDO
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 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. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  THIS 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>024-027-028-030>032-040-080600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  THIS 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.

&&

$$

ROGERS
847 
WWUS73 KFGF 071530 AAA
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE AND RED RIVER
VALLEY REGIONS. ACROSS TOWNER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM BAUDETTE TO BEMIDJI TO FERGUS FALLS...WINDS WILL NOT BE
QUITE AS STRONG...BUT WILL STILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ007-008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-080200-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0004.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  THIS 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. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-080600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  THIS 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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-080200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/
TOWNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANDO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  THIS 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.

&&

$$
087 
WWUS73 KFGF 072017
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
317 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE MANITOBA LAKES
REGION BY MIDNIGHT...KEEPING THE VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE AND RED RIVER VALLEY REGIONS.
ACROSS TOWNER COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BAUDETTE
TO BEMIDJI TO FERGUS FALLS...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ007-008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-080200-
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
317 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON 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 INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-080600-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111008T0600Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
317 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY 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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-080200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/
TOWNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANDO
317 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY 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.

&&

$$
873 
WWUS73 KFGF 080211
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
911 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WINDS HAVE SETTLED DOWN AFTER SUNSET...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH END OF LAKE MANITOBA WILL
MOVE OVER HUDSON BAY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE SETTLED
DOWN AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ007-008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-080315-
/O.EXP.KFGF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-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...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
911 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE SETTLED DOWN AFTER SUNSET AND NO LONGER
MEET HIGH WIND CRITERIA. SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT. 

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-080315-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111008T0600Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
911 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA THIS EVENING. SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ006-080315-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111008T0200Z/
TOWNER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANDO
911 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AFTER SUNSET. SO THE WIND
ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT. 

$$

HOPPES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 4:03 AM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and 3 more17 hr
Oct 6, 4:26 AM CDTFire Weather WatchFGFBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more24 hr
Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchFGFClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more13 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.