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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 26, 201213 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2012, 3:59 AM CDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2012, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2012, 9:20 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2012-03-26Temperature 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 2012-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1420 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
244 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.

516 
WWUS73 KBIS 260859
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
359 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WINDY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...
...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL...

.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ELGIN AND BISMARCK...TO
MCCLUSKY AND RUGBY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WATFORD
CITY...TO CENTER AND JAMESTOWN. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...EXPECT A
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TODAY.
IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH AREA...EVEN STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...IN THE WAKE OF
STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL EXIT EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY
MIDDAY TUESDAY. EXPECT A SUSTAINED WEST WIND AROUND 40 MPH...WITH
ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DRIVING MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONDITIONS MAY BE
DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED AREAS
SUCH AS ROOFTOPS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY EVENING.

NDZ035>037-046>048-050-051-261700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
359 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE TUESDAY MORNING...ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF INTERSTATE 94...AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ034-042-045-261700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
359 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /259 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST AND
  WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ013-022-023-025-261700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
359 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-031>033-040-041-043-044-261700-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
359 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /259 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

KINNEY
4 follow-up statements
600 
WWUS73 KBIS 261238
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
738 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WINDY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...
VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL...

.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ELGIN AND BISMARCK...TO
MCCLUSKY AND RUGBY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WATFORD
CITY...TO CENTER AND JAMESTOWN. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...EXPECT A
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TODAY. IN
THE HIGH WIND WATCH AREA...EVEN STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...IN THE WAKE
OF STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL EXIT EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. EXPECT A SUSTAINED WEST WIND AROUND
40 MPH...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DRIVING MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONDITIONS MAY
BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED
AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
TUESDAY EVENING.

NDZ035>037-046>048-050-051-262045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
738 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE TUESDAY MORNING...ALONG AND 
  SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH DURING THE 
  DAY TUESDAY.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ034-042-045-262045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
738 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /638 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST 
  AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ013-022-023-025-262045-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
738 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-031>033-040-041-043-044-262045-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
738 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /638 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

KINNEY
073 
WWUS73 KBIS 261431
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
931 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WINDY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...
VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL...

.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ELGIN AND BISMARCK...TO
MCCLUSKY AND RUGBY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WATFORD
CITY...TO CENTER AND JAMESTOWN. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...EXPECT A
SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TODAY. IN
THE HIGH WIND WATCH AREA...EVEN STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...IN THE WAKE
OF STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL EXIT EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. EXPECT A SUSTAINED WEST WIND AROUND
40 MPH...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DRIVING MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONDITIONS MAY
BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED
AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
TUESDAY EVENING.

NDZ035>037-046>048-050-051-262245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
931 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE TUESDAY MORNING...ALONG AND 
  SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94...AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH DURING THE 
  DAY TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ034-042-045-262245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES
931 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /831 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST 
  AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ013-022-023-025-262245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
931 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ017>020-031>033-040-041-043-044-262245-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
931 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /831 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$
741 
WWUS73 KBIS 262007
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WINDY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...
...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL...

.A POWERFUL SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 40 MPH
OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. 

BEHIND THE LOW...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND SPREAD EAST OVER ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA BY MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER 7 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING. THE
WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NDZ035>037-046>048-050-051-270415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH.
  WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST FROM
  40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. 

* SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 40 TO 50
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ034-270415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST 
  AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ042-045-270415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /207 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST 
  AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ022-023-025-270415-
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING.

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH 
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST 
  AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. 

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /207 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST  
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-270415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST  
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ021-270415-
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARRISON
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ013-270300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUGBY
307 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
322 
WWUS73 KBIS 270220
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL...

.A POWERFUL SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY
TO WINDY THROUGH THE EVENING.

STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP
OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SPREAD EAST INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY MORNING. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE
DICKINSON...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...BISMARCK...LINTON... ELLENDALE
AND JAMESTOWN. THE WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

NDZ022-023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-271030-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH.
  WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING WEST FROM
  40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ042-045-271030-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /820 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ013-270330-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUGBY
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-271030-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T0600Z-120328T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 /820 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
  NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-271030-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0005.120327T1200Z-120328T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT.

* EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE 
  WORKING OUTSIDE AND IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS AND 
  TOWERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$
TWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:07 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn and 17 more25 hr
Mar 26, 3:16 PM CDTFire Weather WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope13 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.