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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

March 26, 201211 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2012, 3:49 AM CDT for 11 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2012, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 25 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 276 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 2012-03-26Temperature 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 2012-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
1420 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
244 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.

477 
WWUS73 KFGF 260849
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
349 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TUESDAY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. AFTER A BRIEF
DECREASE IN THE WINDS TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE WEST AS IT DEPARTS
THE AREA. SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN PARTICULAR COULD SEE SOME
VERY STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

NDZ038-049-052-280000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0001.120327T1600Z-120328T0000Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
349 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE WEST LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  

* SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BLOW 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40MPH
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 60MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

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>003-007-008-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ014>016-024-026>030-
039-053-054-270300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
349 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE LATE EVENING.  

* SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.  

* WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN
  AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

JR
8 follow-up statements
655 
WWUS73 KFGF 261548
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1048 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA. AFTER
A BRIEF DECREASE IN THE WINDS TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE WEST
AS IT DEPARTS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN
PARTICULAR COULD SEE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NDZ038-049-052-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.HW.A.0001.120327T1600Z-120328T0000Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
1048 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* VERY STRONG WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

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.

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>003-007-008-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ014>016-024-026>030-
039-053-054-270300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.120326T1600Z-120327T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-
EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...FARGO...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
1048 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
785 
WWUS73 KFGF 262025
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
INTO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON...GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS TIME THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOUND ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2.

NDZ038-049-052-280000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.HW.A.0001.120327T1600Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. 

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-015-022-027-028-031-NDZ014-015-024-026>030-054-280000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-
STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ023-024-032-NDZ006-007-280000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...
CANDO...LANGDON
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-280000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ007-008-013-014-NDZ016-270300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EASTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...GRAFTON
325 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
759 
WWUS73 KFGF 270215
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
INTO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON...GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS TIME THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOUND ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2.

MNZ002-015-022-027-028-031-280000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T0215Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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-NDZ014-015-024-026>030-054-280000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
WEST POLK-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW
  ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ007-008-013-014-NDZ016-270315-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EASTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...GRAFTON
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BE JUST BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

$$

MNZ023-024-032-280000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T0215Z-120328T0000Z/
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ006-007-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON
915 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
947 
WWUS73 KFGF 270220
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
INTO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON...GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS TIME THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FOUND ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2.

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-015-022>024-027-028-031-032-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026>030-054-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
WEST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...CANDO...
LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
920 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
840 
WWUS73 KFGF 270910
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
AFTER A BRIEF LULL AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVES OVERHEAD...WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE WEST...FIRST IN THE LOWER SHEYENNE
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...THEN FURTHER NORTH AND EAST
AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING.

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DECREASE
  IN WINDS AROUND MID MORNING BEFORE THEY PICK UP AGAIN OUT OF THE
  WEST.

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-015-022>024-027-028-031-032-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING.

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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-NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026>030-054-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
WEST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...CANDO...
LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
410 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

JR
376 
WWUS73 KFGF 271624
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE THIS MORNING
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE WESTERLY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH A
FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY WILL SEE A BIT LESS WIND...MOSTLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH
RANGE.  

MNZ001-NDZ006-007-014-015-026-027-054-271730-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
WEST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...CANDO...
LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...
ADAMS
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

EXPECT BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THIS IS JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

$$

MNZ015-271730-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FOSSTON
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL TURN WEST THIS AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH. THIS IS JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. 

$$

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ024-028>030-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.120327T1700Z-120328T0000Z/
EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-022>024-027-028-031-032-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

DTR
440 
WWUS73 KFGF 272051
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
351 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST
NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL SUNSET...

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
351 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNSET.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ024-028>030-280000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
351 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

* WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH
  SUNSET. 

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.

&&

$$


DTR
843 
WWUS73 KFGF 280001
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
701 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED.

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-280115-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
701 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

MNZ002-022>024-027-028-031-032-NDZ024-028>030-280115-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORMAN-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-EDDY-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...NEW ROCKFORD...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
701 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$
12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:25 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more28 hr

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Sources

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