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Wind Advisory 40, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 21, 201219 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 21, 2012, 2:27 AM MST for 19 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 22, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 21, 2012, 2:27 AM MST (09:27 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 22, 2012, 8:32 PM MST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 2012-11-21Temperature 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 2012-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 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
2207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 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.

426 
WWUS73 KBIS 210927
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
327 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...FROM BEACH
...MEDORA AND DICKINSON...THROUGH AMIDON AND BOWMAN...TO HETTINGER
AND SELFRIDGE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING
THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING.

NDZ031>033-040>045-211730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
327 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /227 AM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST
/7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 8 PM
CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KS/RK
10 follow-up statements
853 
WWUS73 KBIS 211229
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
629 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
50 MPH...FROM BEACH ...MEDORA AND DICKINSON...THROUGH AMIDON AND
BOWMAN...TO HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD
ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING.

NDZ031>033-040>045-212030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
629 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /529 AM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KS/RK
177 
WWUS73 KBIS 211629
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1029 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
50 MPH...FROM BEACH ...MEDORA AND DICKINSON...THROUGH AMIDON AND
BOWMAN...TO HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD
ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING.

NDZ031>033-040>045-220030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1029 AM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /929 AM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
538 
WWUS73 KBIS 212105
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
305 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
50 MPH...FROM BEACH ...MEDORA AND DICKINSON...THROUGH AMIDON AND
BOWMAN...TO HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD
ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL AND BY
MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL. 

NDZ019>021-034>036-046>048-050-051-220515-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
305 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ017-018-220515-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER
305 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ042-045-220515-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0600Z/
GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...FORT YATES
305 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /205 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-220515-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
205 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM MST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
434 
WWUS73 KBIS 220352
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
952 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
ON THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...FROM
BEACH...MEDORA AND DICKINSON...THROUGH AMIDON AND BOWMAN...TO
HETTINGER AND SELFRIDGE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME
IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY
EVENING SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL AND BY MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-221200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
952 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /852 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-221200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
952 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /852 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

TM
798 
WWUS73 KBIS 220931
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
331 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON
THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...FROM
BEACH TO HETTINGER AND DICKINSON...AND FROM SELFRIDGE TO BISMARCK
AND GARRISON. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR
DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING SOUTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL AND BY MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-221745-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
331 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /231 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-221745-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.121122T1200Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
331 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /231 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KS
564 
WWUS73 KBIS 221652
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1052 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON
THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING DAY AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
MPH...FROM BEACH TO HETTINGER AND DICKINSON...AND FROM SELFRIDGE
TO BISMARCK AND GARRISON. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME
IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY
EVENING SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL AND BY MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ017-221800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATFORD CITY
1052 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE IN SOUTH OF WATFORD CITY AND
MCKENZIE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.
WINDS CAN STILL GUST 20 TO 30 MPH...BUT THE STRONGER WINDS ARE NOW
EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. 

$$

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0200Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1052 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /952 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-230100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1052 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /952 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS.

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
621 
WWUS73 KBIS 221829
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1229 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON
THANKSGIVING DAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THANKSGIVING DAY AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...
FROM BEACH TO HETTINGER AND DICKINSON...AND FROM SELFRIDGE TO
BISMARCK AND GARRISON....NS LINTON TO OAKES. PEOPLE TRAVELING
SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL AND BY
MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0200Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1229 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /1129 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-230230-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1229 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /1129 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
184 
WWUS73 KBIS 222137
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
337 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON
THANKSGIVING DAY AND EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT THROUGH THANKSGIVING EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...FROM BEACH TO HETTINGER AND DICKINSON...AND
FROM SELFRIDGE TO BISMARCK AND GARRISON....AND LINTON TO OAKES.
PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR
DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING SOUTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL AND BY MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0200Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
337 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /237 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-230545-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
337 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /237 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
223 
WWUS73 KBIS 230206
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
806 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS 
EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM BEULAH TO ELGIN TO BISMARCK...EAST INTO
LINTON AND ELLENDALE. PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME IN
REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING BY
MIDNIGHT EAST CENTRAL.

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0200Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
806 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /706 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 25 MPH OVER WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TO AROUND 
15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-230600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
806 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /706 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

TM
276 
WWUS73 KBIS 230332
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
932 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH 35 MPH
GUSTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NDZ019>021-034>036-042-045>048-050-051-230445-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121123T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
932 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /832 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH 35 MPH
GUSTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

TM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 2:23 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burke, Divide, Foster, McHenry, Mountrail and 7 more45 hr

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Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.