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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 19, 201230 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 3:23 AM MDT for 30 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2012, 3:23 AM MDT (09:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2012, 7:59 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 30 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh 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, 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), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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 90 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
3158 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 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.

496 
WWUS73 KBIS 190923
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO
WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...IN PLACES LIKE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND
DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER...WHERE WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING CROSBY AND BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON AND
MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INCLUDING FORT
YATES TO ASHLEY...INCLUDING BISMARCK AND MANDAN AND JAMESTOWN.
WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS. 

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE
THIS MORNING AND IT WILL BEGIN TO GET GUSTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON
TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIONS.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-191730-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0004.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /323 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-191730-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES
423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /323 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-023-025-036-037-046-047-050-191730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-
MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JV
4 follow-up statements
252 
WWUS73 KBIS 191301
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO
WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THESE LOCATIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY...
MINOT...BOTTINEAU...GARRISON...RUGBY...BISMARCK...FORT YATES AND
ASHLEY. WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN
THESE AREAS.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON
TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-192100-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
801 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /701 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>047-050-192100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
801 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /701 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
270 
WWUS73 KBIS 191522
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO
WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH... DICKINSON...
BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THESE LOCATIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...CROSBY...
MINOT...BOTTINEAU...GARRISON...RUGBY...BISMARCK...FORT YATES AND
ASHLEY. WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN
THESE AREAS.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON
TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-192330-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /922 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>047-050-192330-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...
FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /922 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
WAA
924 
WWUS73 KBIS 192042
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...NOT AS WINDY CENTRAL AND EAST...BUT STILL GUSTY WEST...

.A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. PLACES LIKE
WILLISTON...CROSBY...WATFORD CITY...STANLEY...DICKINSON...BOWMAN 
HETTINGER AND BEACH CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS ALSO BEEN
CANCELLED. THE STRONG WINDS THERE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...
ALTHOUGH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN
THIRD OF THE STATE. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...OR
WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON TOWERS SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-200200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /242 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>047-050-192145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /242 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...THE THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED. 

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-200200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
WAA
720 
WWUS73 KBIS 200159
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
859 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE...

.WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-200300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
859 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /759 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 


$$

NH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 3:23 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more11 hr
Mar 19, 11:46 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBISBillings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 16 more32 hr

Nearby

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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.