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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 12, 201229 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2012, 1:49 AM MDT for 29 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2012, 1:49 AM MDT (07:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 29 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey 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

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 2012-03-12Temperature 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 2012-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 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
1687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 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.

513 
WWUS73 KBIS 120749
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
249 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AFTERNOON PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY
MORNING. EXPECT GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM
BEACH AND DICKINSON TO GLEN ULLIN...WATFORD CITY TO GARRISON...AND
FROM STANLEY TO MINOT AND ROLLA SOUTH TO JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO 15 AND 25 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ003>005-010>013-017>023-025-031>033-036-037-040-041-047-048-
050-051-121700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1800Z-120312T2300Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...NEW TOWN...
MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
249 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /149 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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/HW
4 follow-up statements
044 
WWUS73 KBIS 121310
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
810 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...

.FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WILL ALLOW
VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING ESPECIALLY AT UNCONTROLLED
INTERSECTIONS...RAILROAD CROSSINGS OR TRUCK ENTRY POINTS AS OTHER
VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE.

BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP FROM BEACH AND DICKINSON TO GLEN
ULLIN...WATFORD CITY TO GARRISON...AND FROM STANLEY TO MINOT AND
ROLLA SOUTH TO JAMESTOWN AND ELLENDALE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO 15
AND 25 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-122115-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FG.Y.0005.120312T1310Z-120312T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1800Z-120312T2300Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
810 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL
  CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
  MORNING.

* USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ESPECIALLY AT UNCONTROLLED 
  INTERSECTIONS...RAILROAD CROSSINGS OR TRUCK ENTRY POINTS AS 
  OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE. 

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS
AND NEAR CROSSWALKS.

&&

$$

NDZ034-035-045-046-121700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FG.Y.0005.120312T1310Z-120312T1700Z/
MORTON-BURLEIGH-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...FORT YATES...LINTON
810 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WILL
  CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
  MORNING.

* USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ESPECIALLY AT UNCONTROLLED 
  INTERSECTIONS...RAILROAD CROSSINGS OR TRUCK ENTRY POINTS AS 
  OTHER VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SEE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS
AND NEAR CROSSWALKS.

&&

$$

NDZ003-010-011-017>021-031>033-040-041-122115-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1800Z-120312T2300Z/
RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT
810 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /710 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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
978 
WWUS73 KBIS 121459
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
959 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON...

.FOG HAS BEGUN TO DISSIPATE THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO
PUSH THROUGH THE REGION. AS A RESULT...CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG
ADVISORY. 

BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH AND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 
25 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-122300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120312T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...
MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
959 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 

* THE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ034-035-045-046-122300-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120312T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/
MORTON-BURLEIGH-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANDAN...BISMARCK...FORT YATES...LINTON
959 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 

* THE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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>044-122300-
/O.EXB.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
859 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ003-010-011-017>021-031>033-040-041-122300-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/
RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...NEW TOWN...MINOT...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT
959 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /859 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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
019 
WWUS73 KBIS 121742
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1242 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY THIS
EVENING.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONG WINDS MAY
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

NDZ003>005-010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-130000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-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...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...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
1242 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /1142 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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
655 
WWUS73 KBIS 122353
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
653 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG NW WIND HAS DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUS...THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ003>005-010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-130100-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-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...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...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
653 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /553 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND HAS DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNSET.

$$
RK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 7:10 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder and 9 more109 min
Mar 12, 2:05 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 19 more4 hr
Mar 12, 2:39 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn and 24 more27 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.