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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 13, 201332 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 13, 2013, 7:52 PM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 14, 2013, 5:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 13, 2013, 7:52 PM MDT (01:52 UTC)
In effect from
May 14, 2013, 5:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 14, 2013, 6:38 PM MDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2013-05-14Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2013-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
3564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 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.

713 
WWUS73 KBIS 140152
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
852 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY
MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP ACROSS FAR
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA NEAR SUNRISE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. STRONG
WINDS WILL PUSH EAST THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEST AND CENTRAL...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
WINDS SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE WINDS MAY BE STRONGER...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY
MORNING WHEN GUSTS TO 60 MPH COULD BE POSSIBLE.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS
HAZARDOUS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-141000-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER
852 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-141000-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.130514T1400Z-130515T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1400Z-130515T0200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER...
BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
852 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /752 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MID MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-141000-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON
852 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ048-050-051-141000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
852 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS
  HAZARDOUS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE
  DANGER.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-141000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0003.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
752 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND 
  PEAK GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONG
  WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS 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...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

AYD
6 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS73 KBIS 140927
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
427 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND A
COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE MORNING INTO CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SUSTAINED TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS MAY
BE STRONGER FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN SOME LOCALES...MORE LIKELY
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE WINDS MAY GUST TO 55 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-141730-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0003.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
327 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ADVISORY AND IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH AND PEAK
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONG
  WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-141730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1100Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER
427 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-141730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1400Z-130515T0200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...TOWNER...
BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
427 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /327 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-141730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/
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
427 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

JV
078 
WWUS73 KBIS 141458
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND A
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SUSTAINED
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS MAY BE
STRONGER ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE WINDS MAY GUST
TO 55 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

NDZ001>004-009>012-017>022-031>035-040>046-142300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...
MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...
LINTON
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /858 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH AND 
  PEAK GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE 
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE 
  STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-142300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/
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
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
072 
WWUS73 KBIS 141802
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
102 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND A
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SUSTAINED
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS MAY
BE STRONGER ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHERE WINDS MAY
GUST TO 55 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-150200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
102 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /1202 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH AND 
  PEAK GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE 
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE 
  STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
764 
WWUS73 KBIS 142034
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
334 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AS SUNSET APPROACHES. 

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-150200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
334 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /234 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 35 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE 
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE 
  STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
604 
WWUS73 KBIS 142252
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
552 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS SUSTAINED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH RAPIDLY AS SUNSET APPROACHES.

WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS ON
ELEVATED STRUCTURES AND WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-150000-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
552 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /452 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAVE DECREASED TO
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. 

$$

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-150200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
552 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /452 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE
  WORKING OUTDOORS HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IF WORKING ON ELEVATED
  STRUCTURES. EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED WITH THE STRONG
  WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AYD
664 
WWUS73 KBIS 150038
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
738 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
EVENING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

NDZ003>005-011>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-150145-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...MINOT...
TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
738 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /638 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

$$

AYD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 13, 6:01 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:01 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
701 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 701 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INCREASE BETWEEN
GLASGOW AND LEWISTOWN MONTANA...AND ARE PROGGED TO APPROACH THE
BORDER WITH NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AROUND 03-04 UTC. GIVEN THE
HIGH BASES...EVAPORATIVE POTENTIAL AND STEEP LAPSE RATES THROUGH
MUCH OF THE TROPOSPHERE...ISOLATED SEVERE WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT...ALONG WITH HEAT BURSTS AS THESE STORMS PROPAGATE
GENERALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT.
GIVEN THE LATEST 18 UTC NAM AND GFS...IT APPEARS THAT MUCH OF THE
AREA WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME APPROACHING HIGH WIND WARNING
SUSTAINED OR GUST CRITERIA ON TUESDAY AND MAY REPLACE MOST OR
ALL OF THE WATCH WITH A WIND ADVISORY AT THE 10 PM UPDATE SHOULD
TRENDS CONTINUE WITH THE 00 UTC RUNS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

SEVERAL CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON REGARDING WINDS AND FIRE WEATHER.
WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. DEBATED ABOUT ISSUING HIGH WIND WARNING ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST FOR LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. MODELS NOT IN COMPLETE
AGREEMENT ON THE MAX WIND POTENTIAL. NAM BRINGS IN A 9 MB PRESSURE
RISE BUBBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 12Z ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. GEOSTROPHIC 1000 MB AND H850 WINDS INDICATE
MARGINAL HIGH WIND WARNING...BUT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS SUGGEST HIGH
END WIND ADVISORY. GFS INDICATING SOMEWHAT LOWER WINDS AND HIGH END
WIND ADVISORY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOLLOWING THE GFS. FOR NOW WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH WIND WATCH DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY.

TONIGHT...STRONG ARM ADVECTION WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH. THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTY WINDS WITH
THE THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST DUE TO STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS. AT THIS
TIME DID NOT MENTION SEVERE AS BELIEVE TO ISOLATED THREAT.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 345 CDT MON MAY 13 2013

THE FOCUS IN THE LONG TERM WILL BE ON THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

QUASI ZONAL FLOW ALOFT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO
RIDGING ALOFT THURSDAY OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. LIKEWISE A TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THURSDAY AND WILL DEEPEN INTO
SATURDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH PROPAGATES ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAIN STATES BY
SUNDAY. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS PATTERN AND ON THE
ARRIVAL OF THE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. MODELS
DURING THE 18 UTC THURSDAY TO 06 UTC SUNDAY TIME FRAME SHOW SEVERAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. BEGINNING SUNDAY THE GFS AND EURO DIVERGE ON THE POSITION OF
THE TROUGH. THE EURO HAS THE TROUGH STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH A CLOSED LOW FORMING DIRECTLY OVER
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS SOLUTION KEEPS CHANCES FOR MODERATE
RAINFALL OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND PUSHES THE TROUGH FURTHER EAST BEFORE
DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW JUST NORTH OF MINNESOTA...WHICH HAS CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ESSENTIALLY RAIN FREE FROM SUNDAY 18 UTC
ON. THIS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED MOVING FORWARD...AS WPC HAS QPF
VALUES JUST OVER AN INCH OVER NORTH DAKOTA FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT RAINFALL TO INCREASE
GREENNESS ACROSS THE STATE AND MINIMIZE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

AS FOR SEVERE WEATHER...THE FIRST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WEST FROM A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING IN FROM EASTERN
MONTANA. THERE WILL ALSO BE CHANCES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FROM A SURFACE LOW AND WARM FRONT SET UP IN
SOUTH DAKOTA. OVER THIS TIME FRAME DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR VALUES WILL
BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE WITH MOST UNSTABLE CAPE VALUES IN THE
1000 TO 2000 J/KG RANGE. THIS IS CERTAINLY ENOUGH FOR THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER
SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE LIMITED IN SOME RESPECT BY
CLOUD COVER AND THE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING ON DURING THIS
TIME FRAME.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 701 CDT MON MAY 13 2013

AS OF 2350 UTC...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR KGGW AND KLWT ARE
EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE KISN TERMINAL BETWEEN BY THE 03-04 UTC
TIMEFRAME AND POSSIBLY INTO KMOT BY 06-07 UTC. STRONG WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 35 KTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES BEHIND THE
FRONT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY PASTURES.

UPGRADED FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY RANGELAND
CONDITIONS.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-
050-051.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/ TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047.

&&

UPDATE...AYD
SHORT TERM...WAA
LONG TERM...MM/KS
AVIATION...WAA
FIRE WEATHER...WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 5:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
651 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

NDZ004-012-150000-
BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-
651 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SOURIS
BASIN. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA...VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. FOR INFORMATION ON RIVER STAGES AND
FORECASTS CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE TOP OF THE
MAIN PAGE.

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO
60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE
SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK.
THIS WILL BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO SUNDAY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MORE DETAILS AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-
150000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
651 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /551 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
TONIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FURTHER SOUTH
THROUGH THE I-94 CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO
60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK.
THIS WILL BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO SUNDAY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MORE DETAILS AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.