Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this high wind watch at Oct 16, 2012, 1:02 PM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 1:02 PM CDT (18:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 2:56 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 23 counties
Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 WWUS73 KFGF 161802 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 102 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH. MNZ029-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054- 190000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.121017T1200Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 102 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190000- /O.NEW.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 102 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DK
5 follow-up statements
494 WWUS73 KFGF 162005 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 305 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ029-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054- 190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.121017T1200Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 305 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 305 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DK
083 WWUS73 KFGF 170207 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 907 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ029-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054- 190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.121017T1200Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 907 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 907 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
952 WWUS73 KFGF 170908 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 408 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THEN SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ029-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054- 190000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 408 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 408 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
306 WWUS73 KFGF 171637 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1137 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ029-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054- 190000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-STEELE- BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...LANGDON... MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 1137 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * THERE SHOULD BE A LULL IN THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190000- /O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 1137 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DK
338 WWUS73 KFGF 171956 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 256 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THEN AGAIN THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN SOUTH INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ029-NDZ007-029-039-053-054-190300- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0024.121018T1500Z-121019T0300Z/ WILKIN-CAVALIER-STEELE-CASS-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LANGDON...FINLEY... FARGO...WAHPETON...ADAMS 256 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG NORTH WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NDZ006-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-190300- /O.CAN.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/ TOWNER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...VALLEY CITY...LISBON... GWINNER 256 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH EXPECTED ON THURSDAY IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * THESE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD CAUSE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO BE GENERATED ON PORTIONS OF DEVILS LAKE AND STUMP LAKE. THIS WAVE ACTION MAY CAUSE FLOATING DEBRIS TO BE WASHED UP ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ001>004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-190300- /O.UPG.KFGF.HW.A.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0024.121018T1500Z-121019T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- GRAND FORKS-TRAILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...MAYVILLE 256 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTH WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs and 8 more | 63 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in North Dakota, 2012High Wind Watches in Minnesota, 2012Every high wind watch 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.