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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND

September 20, 20118 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Sep 20, 2011, 4:11 AM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2011, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 25 counties

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), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 2011-09-20Temperature 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 2011-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 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.

785 
WWUS73 KFGF 200911
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
411 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF
MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN THROUGH THE VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS. STRONG WINDS
OVER DEVILS LAKE MAY CAUSE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ROAD BED EROSION.

MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-210200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0003.110920T1200Z-110921T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.110920T1800Z-110921T0200Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
411 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-210200-
/O.EXT.KFGF.HW.A.0003.110920T1700Z-110921T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
411 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE DEVILS LAKE
  BASIN...THEN SPREAD INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET ON
  DEVILS LAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH AND ROAD BED EROSION. WAVES
  COULD WASH DEBRIS OVER LOW LYING ROADWAYS CREATING HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$
VOELKER
6 follow-up statements
105 
WWUS73 KFGF 201540
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1040 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION OF
MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN THROUGH THE VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS. STRONG WINDS
OVER DEVILS LAKE MAY CAUSE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ROAD BED EROSION.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-210200-
/O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0003.110920T1700Z-110921T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.110920T1700Z-110921T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
1040 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS FROM 35 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET ON
  DEVILS LAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH AND ROAD BED EROSION. WAVES
  COULD WASH DEBRIS OVER LOW LYING ROADWAYS CREATING HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL.

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>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-210500-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.110920T2300Z-110921T0500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
1040 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CDT TONIGHT...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
SPEICHER
519 
WWUS73 KFGF 201945
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
245 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING...

.WINDS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW FROM 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. IN THE
VALLEY...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING AND MAY GUST TO 40
TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN THROUGH THE VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS. STRONG WINDS OVER
DEVILS LAKE MAY CAUSE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
ROAD BED EROSION.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-210200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
245 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

* WINDS FROM 35 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET ON 
  DEVILS LAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH AND ROAD BED EROSION. 
  WAVES COULD WASH DEBRIS OVER LOW LYING ROADWAYS CREATING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-210500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.110920T2300Z-110921T0500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
245 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
SPEICHER
653 
WWUS73 KFGF 202248
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
548 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING...

.WINDS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW FROM 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. IN THE
VALLEY...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING AND MAY GUST TO 40
TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
THROUGH THE VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS. STRONG WINDS OVER DEVILS
LAKE MAY CAUSE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD
BED EROSION.

MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-210500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.110920T2300Z-110921T0500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
548 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-210200-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0200Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
548 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

* WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET ON 
  DEVILS LAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH AND ROAD BED EROSION. 
  WAVES COULD WASH DEBRIS OVER LOW LYING ROADWAYS CREATING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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.

&&

$$
TG
028 
WWUS73 KFGF 210157
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
857 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING...

.WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO
BLOW FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THROUGH
THE VALLEY CITY AND LISBON AREAS. STRONG WINDS OVER DEVILS LAKE
MAY CAUSE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD BED
EROSION. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT
SHOULD SUBSIDE A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-210500-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0500Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-
SARGENT-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...
LISBON...GWINNER...ADAMS
857 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE LARGE WAVES FROM 4 TO 6 FEET ON 
  DEVILS LAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH AND ROAD BED EROSION. 
  WAVES COULD WASH DEBRIS OVER LOW LYING ROADWAYS CREATING 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-053-210500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0500Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-
TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...WAHPETON
857 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
TG
450 
WWUS73 KFGF 210450
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1150 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING...

.WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO
BLOW FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BUT SHOULD SUBSIDE A LITTLE TOWARD SUNRISE.

MNZ029-030-040-NDZ049-052-053-210600-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0500Z/
WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1150 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

$$

MNZ001>004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-210900-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0900Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
1150 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
  THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE BY
  SUNRISE. 

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.

&&

$$
TG
477 
WWUS73 KFGF 210859
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
359 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

...WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
SLOWLY TO THE EAST TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS WILL DECREASE...AND WINDS WILL GO DOWN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY.  

MNZ001>004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054-211000-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110921T0900Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
359 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.  

$$

JR

The office that day

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

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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.