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Wind Chill Advisory 12, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 7, 20117 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 7, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CST (17:00 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2011-02-07Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 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
730 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 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.

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
6 follow-up statements
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 7, 10:51 AM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 10:51 AM CST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1051 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN CONCERN FOR THE MORNING UPDATE CONTINUES TO BE TEMPERATURES
AND WIND CHILLS. SKIES HAVE STAYED CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY OVER THE
VALLEY...AND CLOUDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING OVER DEVILS LAKE AREA
THIS MORNING. TEMPS HAVE STAYED COLD IN THE -5 TO -12 RANGE IN
THE CLEAR AREAS FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ALTHOUGH CLOUDS
OVER THE FAR EAST AND COMING INTO THE NORTH HAVE KEPT READINGS
CLOSE TO ZERO. CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...CUTTING OFF
WARMING FROM THE SUN. TEMPS IN THE VALLEY SHOULD STAY IN THE 0 TO
-5 RANGE...BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER TO THE WEST AND EAST. CLEARING
SKIES THIS EVENING SHOULD CAUSE TEMPS TO DROP OFF RAPIDLY BELOW
-10 F.

WINDS WILL DIE OFF A BIT IN THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS AS THE SFC HIGH APPROACHES...BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT INCREASES AGAIN. WIND CHILLS IN THE
VALLEY WILL STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE DEVILS LAKE REGION SHOULD SEE SOME RECOVERY...BUT IT
WILL BE BRIEF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GOING BACK DOWN. IN THE
INTERESTS OF KEEPING IT SIMPLE...WILL JUST EXTEND THE CURRENT
ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND DESCRIBE THE WARM UP IN THE
WEST IN THE WORDING. EXTENDING IT INTO THE EASTERN COUNTIES FOR
TONIGHT. COULD GET CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA BY TOMORROW
MORNING...BUT WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 359 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011/

SHORT TERM (MON-WED)...MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILL VALUES. 00Z MODELS ALL SHOW A SIMILAR IDEA.

CURRENTLY...CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER TROUGH ARE CAUSING A
DIFFICULT TEMPERATURE FORECAST. TEMPS ARE AROUND ZERO UNDER
CLOUDS...AND -5F TO -10F UNDER CLEAR SKIES. MODELS ARE OFFERING NO
HELP FOR CLOUD AND TEMP FORECAST TODAY. GIVEN TRACK OF UPPER
TROUGH...TREND FOR TODAY SHOULD BE CLOUDS OVERTAKING THE REMAINDER
OF THE FA...THEN CLEARING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY AS SFC
HIGH TRIES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION. NOT SURE HOW TEMPS WILL
RESPOND. LAMP GUIDANCE OFFERS MOST LIKELY SCENARIO...TEMPS STEADY
UNDER CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN FA...THEN DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY
ONCE CLOUDS CLEAR (CURRENT TEMPS ARE WARM BECAUSE OF CLOUDS...BUT
925MB TEMPS DO NOT SUPPORT VALUES MUCH ABOVE -5F). FOR THE CLEAR
AREAS...WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO RISE A FEW DEGREES ONCE CLOUDS
ARRIVE. FOR AREAS ACROSS THE EAST UNDER CLOUDS...LIKELY LITTLE
MOVEMENT IN TEMPS GIVEN EXPECTED CLOUDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
DAY. WILL NEED TO EXTEND WIND CHILL ADVISORY SOUTH AS THIS AREA
CURRENTLY IN CRITERIA. AREA IN CLOUDS MAY NOT QUITE GET TO
CRITERIA...BUT VALUES ARE CLOSE AND WILL LEAVE HEADLINES GOING.
MORNING SHIFT WILL NEED TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE WORKING OUT...AND
MAY NEED TO EXTEND A PORTION OF THE ADVISORY INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS IF TEMPS LOOK LIKE THEY MAY NOT RISE MUCH AND WINDS WILL
REMAIN AOA 5 MPH.

SFC RIDGE WILL BE NEAR THE WESTERN FA THIS EVENING...AND EXPECT A
QUICK DROP IN TEMPS. SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS TOWARD
MORNING WHICH SHOULD STEADY TEMPS. GIVEN TEMPS UPSTREAM...THINKING
TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE -15F TO -25F RANGE. WIND CHILL HEADLINES
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE.

TUE-WED...NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES ON TUE AND MOVES THROUGH THE
FA TUE NIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ON TUE AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE. WINDS ALOFT SUPPORT 20-30 MPH...WHICH SHOULD NOT CAUSE
ANY BLOWING SNOW PROBLEMS GIVEN CRUST ON CURRENT SNOW PACK. MAX
TEMPS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO NEAR ZERO EVEN WITH VERY COLD START
GIVEN WESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10
MPH TUE NIGHT...AND EXPECT MIN TEMPS AROUND -10F. COLD AIRMASS
REMAINS INTO WED AND EXPECT MAX TEMPS AROUND ZERO. CONDITIONS WILL
BE NEAR WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME.

AIRMASS IS VERY DRY...AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY PRECIP EXCEPT FOR
MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES.

LONG TERM (THUR-SUN)...MAIN STORY IS WARMING TREND AS NW FLOW
BECOMES MORE ZONAL. PRECIP LESS CERTAIN WITH MODELS HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME HANDLING UPPER WAVES IN FAST MOVING FLOW. NO
CHANGES NEEDED TO CURRENT FORECAST GIVEN UNCERTAINTY.

AVIATION...

CONDITIONS HAVE REMAINED VFR OVER ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN SITES THROUGH
THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH SOME CLOUDS ON THE CUSP OF MVFR HAVE
STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. THINK THAT SITES IN
THE VALLEY WILL STAY ABOVE 3500FT...BUT WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON
THE CLOUD DECK COMING IN. CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN TO VFR BY THIS
EVENING.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
     014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR MNZ001>005-007-
     008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY
     FOR MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032.

&&

JR
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 4:08 AM CST, 6 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
408 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-081200-
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-
408 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 3:26 PM CSTWind Chill WarningFGFClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more21 hr

Nearby

Wind 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.