Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind watch at Oct 15, 2012, 3:26 AM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2012, 3:26 AM MDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2012, 12:20 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
091 WWUS73 KBIS 150926 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 426 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST ON THURSDAY...BUT COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH WIND THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-151730- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121018T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 426 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /326 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TWH
9 follow-up statements
486 WWUS73 KBIS 151157 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 657 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST ON THURSDAY...BUT COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH WIND THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-152000- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121018T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 657 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /557 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TWH
401 WWUS73 KBIS 151732 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1232 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS NOW POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY EARLY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE STRONG WINDS LINGERING THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. THE VERY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WIND THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-160145- /O.EXT.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1232 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /1132 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WAA
198 WWUS73 KBIS 152026 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 326 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY THE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST SOMETIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-160430- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 326 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /226 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WAA
607 WWUS73 KBIS 160226 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 926 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY THE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST SOMETIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161230- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 926 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /826 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
442 WWUS73 KBIS 160602 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 102 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OVER MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161415- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 102 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /1202 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SCHECK
401 WWUS73 KBIS 160859 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 359 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OVER MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161700- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 359 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /259 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SCHECK
601 WWUS73 KBIS 161143 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 643 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OVER MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-161945- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 643 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /543 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JWS/RK
566 WWUS73 KBIS 161504 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1004 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OVER MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY. BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EAST THURSDAY EVENING. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE EXACT LOCATION...TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-162315- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1004 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /904 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WAA
828 WWUS73 KBIS 161820 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 120 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS NOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING WEST...AND BEGINNING CENTRAL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WARNING EXTENDS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA AND THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO AND REMAIN OVER MINNESOTA THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WEST BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE IN THE CENTRAL AFTER MIDNIGHT...REACHING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AROUND 4 AM CDT. DURING THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS...THERE WILL BE EPISODES WHEN THE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG. INITIALLY...THE WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH QUITE STRONG TONIGHT...WITH A BIT OF A LULL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN PICKING UP DURING THE NOON AND EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINDS MAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE A BIT...THEN RETURN AGAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. WITH WINDS THIS STRONG...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. ANY FIRES WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR CONSULT WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THESE HIGH WINDS. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-170230- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.121017T0200Z-121019T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH... HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 120 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /1220 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY EVENING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-170230- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0005.121017T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0006.121017T0700Z-121019T0000Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN... LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 120 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND POWER LINES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL BE AT RISK DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 15, 3:10 AM MDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 3:10 AM MDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 410 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS INVOLVE WINDS...FIRE WEATHER...AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO ND ON TUESDAY. FIRE WEATHER DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BELOW. EARLY THIS MORNING A WARM FRONT WAS PUSHING ACROSS THE STATE. AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS THAT HAD FORMED HAD DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE HOURS BUT WILL MAINTAIN SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE NORTHEAST WITH RADAR STILL SHOWING SOME WEAK RETURNS. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH MOST OF THE AREA IN WARM SECTOR OF SURFACE LOW SKIRTING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATING 20-30KTS THROUGH THE MIXED LAYER TODAY FOR MOST LOCATIONS. TROUGH/WEAK FRONT CROSSES THE AREA TONIGHT SUPPORTED BY QUICK MOVING WAVE IN UPPER FLOW. HAVE ADDED SOME LOW POPS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH BOTH NAM/ECMWF INDICATING SOME LIGHT PRECIP BETWEEN 00-06Z TONIGHT. STRONGER SYSTEM APPROACHES ON TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT INTO WESTERN ND BY 00Z WED. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIP DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE DEALING WITH A POTENT STORM SYSTEM THAT INFLUENCES THE LOCAL AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM...IT FALLS MAINLY AS RAIN WITH ONLY BRIEF PERIODS OF POSSIBLE SNOWFALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE WEST AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE EAST. ALTHOUGH DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST IN THE DETERMINISTIC MODELS...THERE IS BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. EVEN WITH THE DIFFERENCES THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS IS STILL HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH (HWA) FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY NIGHT...THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN...INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL BRING A BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWED QUICKLY STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND INCREASING GRADIENT WINDS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...850MB WINDS OF 40 TO 55KTS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE CWA...WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM THE SURFACE TO 850 MB BY MIDDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. BY 15 UTC LAPSE RATES BECOME NEARLY ADIABATIC ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN CWA. HAVE ELECTED TO BEGIN THE HIGH WIND WATCH AT 15 UTC WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WINDS NOT REACHING WARNING CRITERIA OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE CWA WITH WEAKER WINDS ALOFT AND A NON-ADIABATIC PROFILE. HOWEVER...ITS A SMALL AREA AND WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO ADJUST IF NEEDED. PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND POSSIBLY THE FAR NORTH...BUT WILL STILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NOW IN THE SOUTHWEST. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DEEPENS AS IT DROPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA. THIS IS WHEN THE STRONGEST 850 MB WINDS COVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. GENERALLY WE SEE SOME DECOUPLING OF THE WINDS OVERNIGHT...BUT IN THIS CASE MODEL BUFR SOUNDINGS INDICATE A WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSPECT IT MAY BE A CASE WHERE WINDS DROP OFF FOR A PERIOD DURING THE EVENING BUT THEN INCREASE LATE IN THE NIGHT AS THE SURFACE GRADIENT INCREASES AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN WITH THE DEEPENING SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE REASONING FOR KEEPING THE WATCH GOING THROUGH THE NIGHT...UNTIL 12 UTC THURSDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL ALSO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. DID MENTION A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE FAR WEST. ON THURSDAY...THE FOCUS FOR STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY IN THE WEST BUT MORE LIKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED. THINK BISMARCK AND MINOT AREAS WILL BE BORDERLINE FOR WARNING CRITERIA WINDS...AND THE AREA EAST FROM JAMESTOWN TO RUGBY AND ROLLA WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF WARNING CRITERIA WINDS...AT LEAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH MORE UNCERTAINTY HERE...HAVE OPTED NOT TO EXTEND THE HWA THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THINK WARNING CRITERIA WINDS ARE A GOOD POSSIBILITY IN THE EAST...BUT HOW FAR WEST TO GO WITH THE WARNING IS A BIG QUESTION. THINK THE BEST SOLUTION FOR NOW IS TO GO WITH THE WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND HOLD OFF ON THURSDAY AND LET LATER SHIFTS DECIDE HOW TO GO. IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WE DRY OUT ON FRIDAY AND TEMPERATURES MODERATE...THEN MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME EVEN GREATER OVER THE WEEKEND. WILL STICK WITH A MODEL BLEND WITH PERSISTENCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .AVIATION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM WESTERN SASKATCHEWAN SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOUTHWEST FLOW THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. ABUNDANT MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL BE PRESENT TODAY SPREADING WEST TO EAST. LOWER VFR CLOUDINESS AND PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE SYSTEM WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO FAR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE PROVINCES...CLOSEST TO THE SURFACE LOW. THEREFORE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AT ALL TAF SITES. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CHANGES TO FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS OR WARNINGS. RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS WILL REACH WELL INTO THE 70S WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...LOWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ND. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY TUESDAY WITH HIGHER DAYTIME HUMIDITIES AND A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS...MAINLY WEST. CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL REQUIRE MONITORING AND POSSIBLE COORDINATION WITH FIRE OFFICIALS. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION. MININUM HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE 30-35 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ND WITH COOLER DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 50 DEGREES. UNCERTAINTY EXISTS REGARDING POSSIBILITY OF WINDS NEGATING EFFECTS OF HIGHER RH AND COOLER TEMPS...PLUS POSSIBILTY OF SOME WETTING RAINS WITH THE SYSTEM. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045. && SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...JNS LONG TERM/AVIATION....TWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 2:46 PM MDT, 12 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 346 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-152100- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 346 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. POSSIBLE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME COULD RANGE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH YOUR BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FUTURE UPDATES FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WATCHES OR WARNINGS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-152100- MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 346 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 /246 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS ON THE FIRE WEATHER PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. POSSIBLE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME COULD RANGE FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH YOUR BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FUTURE UPDATES FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WATCHES OR WARNINGS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 10:28 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide and 22 more | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.