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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Oct 2, 2012, 11:17 AM CDT for 9 counties in North Dakota; 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2012, 11:17 AM CDT (16:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 283 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
- 2017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
350 WWUS73 KFGF 021617 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1117 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CAUSING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE AFTER NOON TODAY...BUT WILL SUBSIDE AFTER A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AND SHIFTS THE WINDS TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. BLOWING DUST FROM LOCAL HARVESTS AND OPEN PLOWED FIELDS IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. MNZ004-005-007-008-NDZ008-016-022300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.121002T1700Z-121002T2300Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... CAVALIER...GRAFTON 1117 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND SUBSIDE IN THE EARLY EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
2 follow-up statements
208 WWUS73 KFGF 021721 AAA NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1221 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... .UPDATED TO EXTEND WIND ADVISORY SOUTHWARD. WINDS ARE NEARING ADVISORY CRITERIA AT SITES AS FAR SOUTH AS FARGO. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CAUSING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE AFTER NOON TODAY...BUT WILL SUBSIDE AFTER A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AND SHIFTS THE WINDS TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. BLOWING DUST FROM LOCAL HARVESTS AND OPEN PLOWED FIELDS IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. MNZ001>003-013>015-022-027-NDZ026>030-038-039-054-022300- /O.EXA.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121002T2300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN- WEST BECKER-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 1221 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND SUBSIDE IN THE EARLY EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ004-005-007-008-NDZ008-016-022300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121002T2300Z/ KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... CAVALIER...GRAFTON 1221 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND SUBSIDE IN THE EARLY EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ SPEICHER
800 WWUS73 KFGF 022305 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 605 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND DIMINISHING THE REST OF THE EVENING... MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-NDZ008-016-026>030-038-039-054- 030015- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121002T2300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... DETROIT LAKES...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS... COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 605 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE WINDS TURN WEST-NORTHWEST. $$ DTR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 7:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2012Wind 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.