Alert archive / North Dakota / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this freeze warning at Sep 21, 2012, 3:11 PM CDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 22, 2012, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2012, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 22, 2012, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
489 WWUS73 KFGF 212011 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING. THUS...EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. NDZ006-014-024-221300- /O.UPG.KFGF.FZ.A.0001.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 27 TO 30 RANGE. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY OVER DEVILS LAKE. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS NEAR THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ007-015-026-054-221300- /O.UPG.KFGF.FZ.A.0001.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ CAVALIER-RAMSEY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...ADAMS 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 32 RANGE. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY OVER DEVILS LAKE. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS NEAR THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ028-221300- /O.UPG.KFGF.FZ.A.0001.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.120921T2100Z-120922T0300Z/ GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN GET COLD AND FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR MOST AREAS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. UNPROTECTED PLANTS AND ANY LATE CROPS MAY BE IMPACTED BY FROST. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 32 RANGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ038-221300- /O.NEW.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.120921T2100Z-120922T0300Z/ BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALLEY CITY 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 29 TO 32 RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ008-016-027-220300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053-220300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.120921T2100Z-120922T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 311 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRAMER
3 follow-up statements
574 WWUS73 KFGF 212038 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING. THUS...EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. NDZ006-014-024-221300- /O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 27 TO 30 RANGE. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY OVER DEVILS LAKE. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS NEAR THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ007-015-026-054-221300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ CAVALIER-RAMSEY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...ADAMS 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 32 RANGE. * IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY OVER DEVILS LAKE. THIS MAY IMPACT ROADWAYS NEAR THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ028-038-221300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.120921T2100Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ GRIGGS-BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 29 TO 32 RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ008-016-027-220300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...GRAND FORKS 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040-NDZ029-030-039-049-052-053-220300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.120921T2100Z-120922T0300Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... ELBOW LAKE...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 338 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
962 WWUS73 KFGF 220235 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...CLOUDS WILL STAY OVER PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. SOME LOCATIONS FROM SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA COULD DROP DOWN TO 32 DEGREES...BUT WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LESS CERTAIN AND MANY LOCATIONS WILL STAY IN THE MID 30S. NDZ007-015-026-028-054-221300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ CAVALIER-RAMSEY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANGDON...DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WILL DROP BELOW 10 MPH BY EARLY MORNING. * LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 28 TO 32 RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NDZ006-014-024-221300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-EDDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...NEW ROCKFORD 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. * LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 27 TO 30 RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NDZ008-016-221300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...GRAFTON 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THIS EVENING...REACHING AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 32 RANGE BY EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ027-029-030-039-049-052-221300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...GRAND FORKS... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND WILL REACH THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 33 TO 36 RANGE OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME LOW LYING RURAL LOCATIONS DROPPING TO AROUND 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ NDZ038-221300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.120922T0800Z-120922T1300Z/ BARNES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALLEY CITY 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND WILL REACH THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 33 TO 36 RANGE OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME LOW LYING RURAL LOCATIONS DROPPING TO AROUND 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ MNZ022-027-029>031-040-NDZ053-220345- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120922T0300Z/ MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE... WAHPETON 935 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED DOWN INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. $$
387 WWUS73 KFGF 220904 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND BE OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED IN THE LANGDON-CANDO-LEEDS AREA OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS SATURDAY MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY OVER ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LOCATIONS FROM ROSEAU AND GATZKE TO WASKISH AND BAUDETTE HAVE ALREADY HAD A FREEZE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND AS A RESULT A FREEZE WARNING WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS FOR THIS UPCOMING NIGHT ALTHOUGH LOWS HERE WILL ALSO DROP INTO THE 20S. MNZ005-008-221015- /O.CAN.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120922T1300Z/ ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE AREA HAS ALREADY HAD A HARD FREEZE SO NO FURTHER FROST OR FREEZE ADVISORIES/WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED THIS FALL. $$ NDZ008-014>016-024-026-028-054-231300- /O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0005.120923T0600Z-120923T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120922T1300Z/ PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS... DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN... ADAMS 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WILL DROP BELOW 10 MPH BY EARLY MORNING. * LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 28 TO 32 RANGE. * LOWS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 RANGE. * IMPACTS...THESE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO EFFECTIVELY END THE 2012 GROWING SEASON FOR MOST AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-013>015-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-049-052-231300- /O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0005.120923T0600Z-120923T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120922T1300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...THIEF RIVER FALLS... RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE... VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND WILL REACH THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 32 TO 35 RANGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IT WILL BE COLDER EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 29 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...THESE TEMPERATURES SHOULD EFFECTIVELY END THE 2012 GROWING SEASON FOR MOST LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MNZ016-017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ053-231300- /O.NEW.KFGF.FZ.W.0005.120923T0600Z-120923T1300Z/ NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE... BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA... ELBOW LAKE...WAHPETON 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. * LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 24 TO 29 DEGREE RANGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY EFFECTIVELY END THE 2012 GROWING SEASON FOR MOST LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NDZ006-007-221300- /O.CON.KFGF.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120922T1300Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON 404 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOWS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WILL DROP INTO THE 24 TO 28 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS... A HARD FREEZE EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PUT AN END TO THE 2012 GROWING SEASON. NO FURTHER FROST ADVISORIES OR FREEZE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ DTR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Sep 21, 11:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 11:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1140 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR LOOP INDICATED CIRCULATION CENTER OVER NORTH LAKE
WINNIPEG AND MOVING SOUTH ABOUT 35 KNOTS. CANADIAN RADAR INDICATED
PRECIPITATION WAS SOUTH AND EAST OF SHORT WAVE. SO WILL TRIM BACK
POPS OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND SHIFT MORE OVER
NORTHWEST MN.
COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHERN MAN WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRONT FORECAST TO REACH SOUTHERN MN
BY MIDNIGHT. LOWERED TEMPS A TAD FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATED GOOD MIXING UP TO 800 HPA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN ABOUT 40 KNOTS
WIND. RESPECTABLE PRESSURE RISES EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF COLD FRONT.
THINK WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST POST FRONTAL FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS.
WILL EXTEND WIND ADVISORY FOR THE FORECAST AREA OUTSIDE OF WOODED
AREA IN EASTERN ZONES AND EXTEND IN TIME TO 03Z SAT.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 328 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012/
WATER VAPOR SHOWS A VORT MAX NEAR PARK RAPIDS WITH A ELONGATED
VORT LOBE NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHEAST MANITOBA. JUST WEST OF THIS
VORT LOBE REMAINS CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS WHICH HAVE CONTINUED TO
DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FCST AREA. CANADIAN RADARS AND SATELLITE
INDICATE THE LAST OF THE SHOWERS NOW BTWN GFK/DVL WITH CLEARING
UPSTREAM AT BRANDON MB. COORD WITH MPX AND DID INCLUDE A LOW POP
FOR REMAINING -SHRA IN THE 12Z-15Z FRI TIME PERIOD IN WCNTRL MN
BASED ON LATEST HRRR MODEL.
THEN FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON POTENT AND FAST MOVING UPPER LOW WHICH
WILL DROP SOUTH TODAY. CURRENTLY IN NRN MANITOBA...UPR LOW WILL
DROP INTO NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA NR BAUDETTE AT 00Z. ON WEST SIDE
OF UPPER LOW WILL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT DRYING ALOFT ALONG WITH A
130KT 300 MB JET. AS SYSTEMS DROP SOUTH...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
SOUTH ON ITS WEST SIDE AND ENTER FAR NE ND AROUND 18Z THEN DROP
SOUTH THROUGH GFK 20Z TIME FRAME AND THEN TOWARD FARGO 22Z TIME
FRAME. NAM12 AND RAPID REFRESH MODEL SOUNDINGS ALL SHOW A PERIOD OF
GOOD MIXING UP PAST 850 MB WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM THE NORTH
JUST BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE. 850 MB WINDS OF 35-40 KTS WILL BE
PRESENT AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE MIXED DOWN. ALSO 3 HR PRESSURE
RISES IN THE 6 MB RANGE WILL OCCUR BEHIND FRONT. FAVORED NORTH WIND
DIRECTION SHOULD ENHANCE WIND POTENTIAL IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY
ESPECIALLY. BASED ON WIND POTENTIAL DID A WIND ADV FOR THIS AFTN FOR
DVL BASIN INTO MOST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WOULD APPEAR BASED ON
TRACK OF UPPER LOW MOST OF THE STEADIER LIGHT RAIN WILL IMPACT THE
FAR EASTERN FCST AREA THIS AFTN INTO EVE....WITH CHANCE SHOWERS
FARTHER WEST INTO ERN ND.
MODEL RH FIELDS INDICATE FAST CLEARING OVER ALL BUT FAR EAST
DURING TONIGHT PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO SE SASK AND
NORTH CNTRL ND. LOCATION OF HIGH WOULD FAVOR BEST CHC OF WELL
BELOW FREEZING TEMPS OVER THE MOT-BIS REGION. ALL MODELS SFC TEMPS
DO INDICATE SOME UPR 20S AS FAR EAST AS LANGDON-COOPERSTOWN AREAS
AS WINDS DIMINISH THERE LATE TONIGHT. BUT STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
ON THIS SO DID A FREEZE WATCH INSTEAD OF FREEZE WARNING AT THIS
STAGE. FARTHER EAST INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY WINDS SHOULD STAY UP
10 KTS OR SO EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE 32-35 RANGE
BUT WINDS WILL PRECLUDE ANY TRUE FROST. NO HEADLINES ATTM....BUT
AGAIN LATER SHIFTS CAN EVALUATE IT FOR ANY PSBL ADVISORY HEADLINES
INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY OR NW MN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER CNTRL ND SATURDAY. EXPECT GOOD DEAL OF DIURNAL
CU TO FORM EAST OF THE RED RIVER PER RH FIELDS. SHOULD BE COOL
WITH HIGHS UPPER 40S FAR EAST TO MID 50S.
SAT NIGHT-EARLY SUNDAY MORNING LOOKS LIKE A WIDESPREAD FREEZE
EVENT. HIGH PRESSURE PROGGED A BIT SLOWER THAN PAST RUNS INDICATED
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE VALLEY AT 12Z SUN. GEM MODEL A BIT
SLOWER STILL. WENT FROST IN GRIDS AND LOWS MOSTLY 25 TO 30. COORD
WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES FOR SAT
NIGHT EVENT AS PLENTY OF TIME TO DO ADD THEM.
SUNDAY WILL START OFF COOL AND WARM UP NICELY WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND PLENTY OF SUN.
LONG TERM (MONDAY-THURSDAY)...
MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD...WITH THE
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE BEING TEMPS. TEMPS ON MONDAY LOOK TO BE
ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S...WITH 850 MB TEMPS RISING
INTO THE LOW TEENS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. RECENT
OPERATIONAL MODEL RUNS HAVE SHOWN A SERIES OF IMPULSES DROPPING
SOUTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH MID-WEEK ON THE WESTERN
EDGE OF THE SLOWLY PROGRESSING UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA.
AS A RESULT...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY HAVE TRENDED A BIT COOLER WITH
HIGHS IN THE 50S AND 60S AND LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOW 40S..AS CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH. IT APPEARS SOME WARMER AIR WILL BEGIN TO
WORK ITS WAY BACK INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY AS THE PESKY EASTERN US
UPPER LOW FINALLY SHIFTS EAST AND MORE ZONAL MID/UPPER FLOW SPREADS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL US. PRECIP CHANCES WITH ANY OF THE IMPULSES
AFFECTING THE REGION ARE TOO LOW FOR ANY MENTION AT THIS TIME.
.AVIATION...
FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON WINDS. LOOK FOR A NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15
KTS THIS MORNING INCREASING A BIT LATE MORNING-EARLY AFTN. FRONT
WILL HIT DVL-GFK-TVF AREAS IN THE 19Z-20Z TIME PERIOD WITH A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND LIKELY GUSTS OVER 35 KTS. WIND
WILL HIT FARGO CLOSER TO 21-22Z WITH WIND SHIFT AND GUSTS THERE.
BEMIDJI WILL SEE LESS WIND BUT MORE SHOWERS THIS AFTN. ATTM
EXPECT VFR CLOUDS IN THE SHOWERS BUT COULD SEE SOME MVFR CIGS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVE.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026-027-054.
MN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR MNZ002-003-022-027-029>031-040.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MNZ001-004-005-
007-008-013>015.
&&
HOPPESHazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 6:10 AM CDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 610 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-221115- ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 610 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR LOWS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049- 052>054-221115- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 610 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH OVER THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND MUCH OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATER TONIGHT WITH SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DTR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 11:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1154 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 MNZ006-220300- LAKE OF THE WOODS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAUDETTE 1154 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION ON LAKE OF THE WOODS INTO EVENING... A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PASS ACROSS LAKE OF THE WOODS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE OPEN WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD REACH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT. THESE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD CAUSE WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET TO BE GENERATED BY MID AFTERNOON ON THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE OF THE WOODS AND WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SHORES. COMMUNITIES WHICH MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE ARNESEN...LUDE...WHEELERS POINT AND THE ZIPPEL BAY STATE FOREST. BOATERS ON LAKE OF THE WOODS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRAMER
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 11:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 MNZ009-220300- NORTH BELTRAMI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LAKE 1158 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION ON THE RED LAKES INTO EVENING... A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PASS ACROSS THE RED LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE MORNING AND SHOULD REACH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH...BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THESE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD CAUSE WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET TO BE GENERATED BY MID AFTERNOON ON PORTIONS OF THE RED LAKES AND IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SHORES. COMMUNITIES WHICH MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE RED LAKE AND REDBY. BOATERS ON THE RED LAKES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE ACTION INTO THE EVENING HOURS. BRAMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 3:52 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson and 6 more | 17 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.