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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2012, 4:27 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2012, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson 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, Roseau 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), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 2588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
725 WWUS73 KFGF 060927 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 427 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO GENERATE WAVES ON DEVILS LAKE...CAUSING EROSION AND DEBRIS PROBLEMS IN PRONE AREAS NEAR THE LARGE LAKE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME TONIGHT BUT IT WILL STILL BE WINDY. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-070300- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.120406T1700Z-120407T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-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...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 427 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. * WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. 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
2 follow-up statements
971 WWUS73 KFGF 062033 AAA NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 333 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO GENERATE WAVES ON DEVILS LAKE...CAUSING EROSION AND DEBRIS PROBLEMS IN PRONE AREAS NEAR THE LARGE LAKE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME LATER TONIGHT BUT IT WILL STILL BE WINDY. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-070300- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120407T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-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...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 333 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND DEVILS LAKE BASIN. * WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. * WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. 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. && $$ ROGERS
893 WWUS73 KFGF 070134 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 834 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINDS DECREASING TONIGHT... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED AS THE SUN HAS SET AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...WITH WESTERLY WINDS AGAIN BECOMING STRONG AGAIN BEHIND THE BOUNDARY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-070245- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120407T0300Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-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...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 834 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:24 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 12 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 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.