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Wind Chill Advisory 11, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 6, 201113 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 6, 2011, 3:43 PM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 7, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2011, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau 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 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 277 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 2011-02-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2011-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-78 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.

104 
WWUS43 KFGF 062143
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
343 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT...

.BRISK NORTH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING. 

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
054-071800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.110207T0600Z-110207T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
343 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST MONDAY. 

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
VOELKER
9 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS43 KFGF 070248
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
848 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT...

.BRISK NORTH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.110207T0600Z-110207T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
848 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY. 

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY
  MORNING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
  VALLEY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

DK
223 
WWUS43 KFGF 070930
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
330 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS MONDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 

MNZ002-003-015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ039-049-052-053-071800-
/O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110207T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
GRANT-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...
MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...
ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
330 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
054-071800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110207T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
330 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
TG
283 
WWUS43 KFGF 071700
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1100 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTH WINDS AND TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT ZERO OR BELOW
WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP EVEN COLDER TONIGHT AS CLOUDS
DECREASE...AND WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST AFTER A BRIEF
BREAK THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW
RANGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.110208T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1100 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE THIS
  EVENING...THEN EVEN COLDER INTO THE 30 TO 35 BELOW RANGE AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THE BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE RECOVERING BY THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-081800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
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
1100 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH SOME BRIEF RECOVERY WEST OF THE RED RIVER
  VALLEY FOR A FEW HOURS. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP EVEN FURTHER INTO
  THE 30 TO 40 BELOW RANGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

JR
879 
WWUS43 KFGF 072126
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
326 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.CLEAR SKIES AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO OUR WEST WILL HELP
TEMPERATURES DROP OFF RAPIDLY TONIGHT INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW
ZERO. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH TONIGHT...AND THEN
TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...WITH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO
35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS EVENING...THEN DOWN INTO THE 35 TO 45
BELOW RANGE BY EARLY MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE RED RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TOWARDS THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN. 

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.110208T0900Z-110208T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T0900Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
326 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW DURING THE
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS WEST WINDS INCREASE
  LATE TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO 35 TO 45
  BELOW BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
  DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
326 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW AROUND
  SUNSET...AND THEN DOWN INTO THE 35 TO 40 BELOW RANGE EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE RECOVERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.110208T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
326 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW AROUND
  SUNSET...AND THEN DOWN INTO THE 35 TO 40 BELOW RANGE EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE RECOVERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
427 
WWUS43 KFGF 080308
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
908 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.CLEAR SKIES AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO OUR WEST WILL HELP
TEMPERATURES DROP OFF RAPIDLY TONIGHT INTO THE TEENS AND 20S
BELOW ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
AND BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE
TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...WITH
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS
EVENING...THEN DOWN INTO THE 35 TO 45 BELOW RANGE BY EARLY
MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE RED
RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TOWARDS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.110208T0900Z-110208T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T0900Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
908 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
908 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
908 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$


DTR
576 
WWUS43 KFGF 080905
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
305 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...WITH
VALUES IN THE 30 TO 45 BELOW RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOWEST
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE RED RIVER VALLEY
WESTWARD TOWARDS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T0900Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
305 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
305 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
305 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
TG
627 
WWUS43 KFGF 080952
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
352 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...WITH
VALUES IN THE 30 TO 45 BELOW RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOWEST
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE RED RIVER VALLEY
WESTWARD TOWARDS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
352 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR INTO 
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
352 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO 
  RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
352 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO 
  RANGE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
292 
WWUS43 KFGF 081702
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1102 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...WITH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 45 BELOW
RANGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE RED RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TOWARDS THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081815-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1102 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081815-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1102 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081815-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
1102 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

JK
649 
WWUS43 KFGF 081802
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORY EXPIRING...

.WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE RISEN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND RANGE NEAR 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013-014-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-081915-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* THE WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING HOWEVER THEN WILL REMAIN
  IN THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE TODAY.


$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-081915-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* THE WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING HOWEVER THEN WILL REMAIN
  IN THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE TODAY.

$$

MNZ015-022-027-030-040-081915-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* THE WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING HOWEVER THEN WILL
  REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE TODAY.



$$

JK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 6, 2:30 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:30 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
230 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS MAINLY TEMPERATURES WITH
NEAR TERM PCPN CHANCES. MAIN MODEL DIFFERENCES INVOLVE THERMAL
PROFILES HEADING INTO MIDWEEK. AT THIS TIME PREFER COLDER NAM/ECMWF
SOLUTIONS.

BAND OF -SHSN CONTINUES TO SHIFT SE AHEAD OF TROUGH AXIS ALONG WITH
SOME WEAKENING NOTED ON RECENT SCANS. WILL KEEP SOME SHSN MENTION
INTO THE EARLY EVENING BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. OTHERWISE FOR NEXT
FEW DAYS TEMPERATURES/WCHILLS WILL BE MAIN CONCERN. COLD ADVECTION
CONTINUES OVERNIGHT AND CLOUDS THINNING ACROSS NORTHERN FA. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOSE INTO CENTRAL/WESTERN ND BY MORNING. THIS
SHOULD KEEP SOME SORT OF GRADIENT ACROSS FA. THIS SHOULD KEEP
TEMPERATURES FROM REALLY BOTTOMING OUT BUT WILL BE QUITE A CHANGE
FROM PAST FEW DAYS. WIND CHILLS REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND
MIDNIGHT ACROSS FAR NORTH REACHING NW HALF OF FA SO WILL ISSUE
HEADLINES TILL NOON MONDAY.

COLD ADVECTION LEVELS OFF MONDAY AND WITH DRYING COLUMN SHOULD SEE
FAIR AMOUNT OF SOLAR. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MODEST TEMPERATURE
RECOVERY HOWEVER TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST PART WILL STRUGGLE TO
REACH ZERO.

BIG DIFFERENCE...UP TO 15 DEGREES...BETWEEN NUMERICAL GUIDANCE ON
MONDAY NIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. WILL BE SOME ELEVATED WARM ADVECTION
OVERNIGHT AND GRADIENT TO HOLD UP FOR STEADY MIXING WITH SURFACE
WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY WITH SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER E MT/W ND.
WITH THIS HARD TO BELIEVE COLDER MAV GUIDANCE. SKIES WILL LIKELY BE
CLEAR SO MET GUIDANCE MAY BE TOO OPTIMISTIC. WITH DEGREE OF
UNCERTAINTY WILL GO MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MINIMUMS.

TUESDAY WILL AGAIN SEE GOOD SOLAR AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO HINGE
ON HOW COLD WE START OUT. AGAIN WILL LEAN WITH PERSISTENCE AT THIS
POINT.

BACK DOOR COLD FRONT CLIPS FA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH ECMWF STRONGEST
WITH REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. ON THE OTHER HAND ECMWF IS MORE
EXPANSIVE WITH LOW LEVEL RH (CLOUDS) SO THIS MAY OFFSET. AT ANY RATE
WILL CONTINUE COLD WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUING.

WEAK WARM ADVECTION STARTS UP AGAIN ALONG WITH AT LEAST PARTIAL
SOLAR HOWEVER MIXING LIGHT AND WITH COLD START LOOKING AT ANOTHER
COLD DAY.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION LATE NEXT WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND. GFS/ECMWF MASS FIELDS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...BOTH
SHOWING WEAK BITS OF ENERGY MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. DRY
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE THE RULE WITH THE BIGGER STORY BEING INCREASING
TEMPERATURES. HUDSON BAY LOW BEGINS TO RETREAT NORTH AND EAST...
ALLOWING WEST COAST RIDGE TO MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. WITH
LOW-MID LEVEL THERMAL TONGUE PUSHING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...HIGH TEMPERATURES BY NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD REACH THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS ABOVE ZERO.

&&

.AVIATION...

MODEL MID-LEVEL RH FIELDS SUGGEST CLEARING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS STILL SHOW
SIGNIFICANT MVFR/IFR CLOUD HEIGHTS. CONFIDENCE IS LOW CONCERNING THE
EXTENT OF CLEARING...SO FOR NOW WILL KEEP CEILINGS AROUND 1500 FT
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WILL NEED TO WATCH CLOUD TRENDS CAREFULLY
AND UPDATE WHEN NECESSARY. LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH
SOME REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND
MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY 02 UTC TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTH-NORTHWEST WIND
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

&&

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY
FOR      NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY
FOR      MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014.

&&

VOELKER/ROGERS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 4:10 AM CST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
410 AM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-071200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
410 AM CST SUN FEB 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TODAY. THE
PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF THE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-WEEK PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TG

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Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2011Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind chill 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.