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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 9, 201313 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2013, 9:20 AM CST for 13 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2013, 9:20 AM CST (15:20 UTC)
Expired
Nov 9, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 12:00Z on 2013-11-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2013-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
760 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 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.

481 
WWUS73 KBIS 091520
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
920 AM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY.
PLACES LIKE MINOT...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY
AND OAKES...WILL EXPERIENCE THESE GUSTY WINDS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BUT WILL CONTINUE FARTHER SOUTH IN
THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH
AS ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. 

NDZ004-005-011>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-092330-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.131109T1520Z-131110T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
920 AM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORK ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL BE DANGEROUS 
  TO IMPOSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KS
2 follow-up statements
067 
WWUS73 KBIS 092040
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
240 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN PLACES LIKE
ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND OAKES.

WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ELEVATED LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ROOFTOPS AND TOWERS WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL.

NDZ004-011-012-021-022-092145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131110T0000Z/
BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY
240 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 30 MPH THROUGH SUNSET.

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-100000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131110T0000Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
240 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORK ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL BE DANGEROUS 
  TO IMPOSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KS
144 
WWUS73 KBIS 100007
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
607 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-100115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131110T0000Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
607 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$
TWH

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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.