Blizzard Watch 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

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, 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, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

042 
WWUS43 KFGF 171703
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1103 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...

.LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER
AND ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND THEN
WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST FROM
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION...WHERE 4
TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE GREATER CONCERN IS
BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS PICK UP
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH...BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME A PROBLEM ANYWHERE FRESH
SNOW HAS FALLEN...EVEN IF IT IS ONLY AN INCH OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES
OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE. FURTHER EAST ALONG THE
LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RED LAKES REGION...WINDS WILL BE LESS BUT
SNOW AMOUNTS COULD REACH 6 INCHES OR MORE.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-054-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-
BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-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...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS
1103 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM DEVILS
  LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN
  NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS RANGING FORM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE NEAR CANDO TO LANGDON AND IN THE VALLEY CITY TO
  FARGO MOORHEAD AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
1103 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT
  THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY 
  MONDAY MORNING AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. 

* VISIBILITIES...FALLING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

572 
WWUS43 KFGF 172139
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY
MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE BOTTINEAU AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TO JUST SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS THIS EVENING THEN TOWARD
BEMIDJI BY LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH AND WEST OF THE
LOW PRESSURE AREA AND TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO
THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND
STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS
CONTINUING INTO MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH
ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE
LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION.

FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. 


MNZ015-022-190000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
  THE THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. THE LOW
  PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
  TOWARD BEMIDJI BY LATE TONIGHT. EVEN SHIFT SOUTH WILL BRING
  HEAVIER SNOW INTO THE LOCAL AREA.

* WINDS WILL BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING
  SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER IT DOES
  APPEAR THE HIGHEST WINDS AND THE WORST OF THE VISIBILITIES WILL
  STAY JUST WEST OF THE AREA IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  COUNTRY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND END BY MIDDAY
  MONDAY. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK
  FROM NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TOWARD THE BEMIDJI AREA WITH THE
  MAIN SNOW JUST NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. ANY SHIFT OF THE LOW
  PRESSURE TRACK WILL IMPACT SNOW AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-008-013-014-190000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO
  THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
  20 TO 30 MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS
  CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-190000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WS.W.0004.130218T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO
  THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25
  MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.


&&

$$

MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TO 9 PM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING/WIND...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
  SNOW ON THE GROUND AND SOME LIGHT NEW SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK
  MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. HOW MUCH NEW SNOW
  FALLS IS KEY IN WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN DEVELOP IN THE
  VALLEY CITY...FARGO...MOORHEAD REGION. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY ON
  HOW MUCH NEW SNOW WILL FALL...THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN
  CONTINUED.  

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBLITIES.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE TRACK OF THE LOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST
  TO BE FROM BOTTINEAU TO MAYVILLE TOWARD BEMIDJI-PARK RAPIDS.
  MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF THE LOW. IF THIS TRACK
  OCCURS NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND INCH WILL BE LIKELY. HOWEVER...IF THE LOW
  SHIFTS SOUTH THEN MORE SNOW WILL FALL IN OUR REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ016-017-190000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI
339 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK
  MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR MONDAY
  CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE TRACK OF THE LOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST
  TO BE FROM BOTTINEAU TO MAYVILLE TOWARD BEMIDJI-PARK RAPIDS.
  MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL NORTH OF THE LOW. IF THIS TRACK
  OCCURS NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. HOWEVER...IF
  THE LOW SHIFTS SOUTH THEN MORE SNOW WILL FALL IN OUR REGION AND
  UP TO 4 OR MORE MAY FALL. THUS THE WATCH WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL
  THE SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE BETTER DEFINED.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

DTR

966 
WWUS43 KFGF 180202
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY
MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR THE BI-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BORDER 
THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...ARRIVING NEAR BEMIDJI
BY DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
INTO THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND
STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH- NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG
WINDS CONTINUING INTO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS
IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION.

FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW
FALLS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOCATIONS.

NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF 
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND END BY MIDDAY 
  MONDAY. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF 
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA INTO 
  THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 
  MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE 
  HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING/WIND...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH
  NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH
  THE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND SOME NEW SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK
  MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE AMOUNT OF NEW
  SNOWFALL WILL BE KEY IN DETERMINING WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  CAN DEVELOP IN THE VALLEY CITY...FARGO...MOORHEAD REGION.
  THUS...THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE
  CENTER...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL OVER
  THIS REGION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

MNZ015>017-022-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN
802 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
  WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. A BIT MORE
  IS POSSIBLE IF THE LOW TAKES A TRACK SOUTH OF BEMIDJI.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING
  SNOW WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER IT DOES
  APPEAR THE HIGHEST WINDS AND THE WORST OF THE VISIBILITIES WILL
  STAY JUST WEST OF THE AREA IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
DR/WJB

425 
WWUS43 KFGF 180353
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY MONDAY
MORNING TO NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY...

.LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR THE BI-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BORDER
THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...ARRIVING NEAR
BEMIDJI BY DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL TRACK THROUGH NORTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA INTO THE NORTHERN VALLEY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO OUR EAST AND
STRENGTHENS...LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG
WINDS CONTINUING INTO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH ANY FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO WILL BE 2 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
TOTALS FROM LANGDON TO ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE.

FARTHER SOUTH...LESS SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY TWO...BUT
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
WILL LIMIT BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL STILL OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

NDZ006>008-014-015-054-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...ADAMS
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE...ESPECIALLY IN
  OPEN COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
  LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO
  5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF 
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ016-024-026>030-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0004.130218T0900Z-130219T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
  LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO
  5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ANY AMOUNT OF 
  FRESH SNOW WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-190000-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 
  MPH HIGHER GUSTS MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHER SNOW TOTALS IN THE ROSEAU...WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-NDZ038-039-190300-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0003.130218T1200Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-BARNES-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN
  COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH
  ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS IS LOW. HOWEVER...IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN
  PREDICTED AND OCCUR ALONG WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAN
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST
  BEFORE TRAVELING ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ015>017-022-190300-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0005.130218T0600Z-130219T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW.

* WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW
  WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MNZ027-029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-190300-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0010.130218T1200Z-130219T0300Z/
WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...ELBOW LAKE...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 9 PM CST MONDAY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN
  COUNTRY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH
  ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS IS LOW. HOWEVER...IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN
  PREDICTED AND OCCUR ALONG WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAN
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST
  BEFORE TRAVELING ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$
TG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
413 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

.SHORT TERM...

WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CLIPPER SYSTEM COMING IN INCLUDING SNOW
AMOUNTS...BLOWING SNOW...AND BLIZZARD POTENTIAL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY FORECAST HEADACHE FOR THE SHORT TERM.

THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH IS SEEN ON WV LOOP ENTERING WESTERN MT
AT THE CURRENT TIME. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
PLAINS BY 00Z THIS EVENING. SFC LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER
TODAY. THE CWA WILL BE UNDER SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM AIR
ADVECTION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH EXACTLY HOW MUCH
WARM AIR ALOFT REACHES THE CWA AS THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON
PRECIP TYPE AS IT STARTS IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

THE GFS BRINGS QUITE A BIT OF QPF OVER OUR NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES
THIS MORNING BY 18Z IN THE ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE FRONT SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM. THE ECMWF AND NAM ON THE OTHER HAND...KEEP THE BEST
PRECIP TO THE NORTHEAST ONLY GIVEN CURRENT RADAR TRENDS LEANED
TOWARDS THE ECMWF AND KEPT POPS MINIMAL AND IN THE NORTHEAST THIS
MORNING...BUT INCREASED THEM A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SFC LOW
MOVES OUT INTO THE CWA. MODELS SHOW SOME INDICATIONS OF HIGH
QPF/BANDED PRECIP SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN CWA TONIGHT...WITH
UP TO A HALF AN INCH LIQUID SHOWN IN SOME SOLUTIONS. THERE DOES
SEEM TO BE SOME DECENT Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE AND MID LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS GOING ON AT SOME POINT. BUMPED UP SNOW AMOUNTS A BIT
WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE LAKE OF THE
WOODS.

OF MORE CONCERN IS WINDS AS THE COLD FRONT DROPS DOWN INTO THE CWA
BEHIND THE SFC LOW TONIGHT. MAV GUIDANCE IS EVEN SHOWING SOME 30
KT SUSTAINED WINDS BY TOMORROW MORNING IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY.
THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE
FRONT...WHICH WILL HELP KEEP THE BOUNDARY LAYER FAIRLY MIXED EVEN
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AT
KDVL...KGFK...AND EVEN KFAR HAVE 35 TO 40 KT GUSTS FROM THE TOP OF
THE MIXED LAYER POSSIBLE. WARM TEMPS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY
MAY KEEP THE OLD SNOW FROM BLOWING TOO MUCH...BUT FRESH SNOW
FALLING TONIGHT COULD BLOW AND CREATE LOW VIS...EVEN IF AMOUNTS
ARE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO. FOR THAT REASON...WENT WITH A BLIZZARD
WATCH FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH IN
THE TREED AREA TO THE NORTHEAST WHERE WINDS WILL BE LESS BUT
6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN...ALTHOUGH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A BIT
LONGER AS THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TAKES A WHILE TO DIMINISH.
TEMPS WILL BE MUCH COLDER AND DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW FAST CLOUDS
CLEAR OUT COULD DROP INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. ADVISORY LEVEL
WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT GIVEN
ONGOING WINTER HEADLINES WILL JUST MENTION IN HWO FOR NOW.

THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. HIGHS MAY STAY BELOW ZERO AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE CLEAR
AND HAVE LIGHT WINDS...DROPPING LOWS TO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

LONG WAVE TROUGH BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN US IN THE
SHORT TERM. LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST DURING THIS PERIOD.

ECMWF WAS A LITTLE FASTER AT DAY 4 THAN THE GFS AND CONTINUES TO BE
A LITTLE FASTER AT DAY 7. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL FEATURES AGREED QUITE
WELL AT DAY 7. WILL BLEND THE ECMWF AND GFS.

ECMWF HAS BEEN DRIFTING FARTHER NORTH AND EAST WITH LAST COUPLE RUNS
WHILE THE GFS HAS BEEN VACILLATING. WILL SLOW DOWN PRECIP AND KEEP
YESTERDAYS POPS FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. FAIRLY ACTIVE
PERIOD AS UPPER LOW FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
ESSENTIALLY PARK OVER THE AREA FRI AND SAT.

NO CHANGE IN TEMPS THIS PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...

CEILINGS WILL BE MVFR TO IFR THIS MORNING AND THESE TRENDS WILL
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS SNOW BEGINS TO
MOVE INTO THE REGION. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD MONDAY MORNING...SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BRING VIS DOWN TO 1SM OR LESS WITH SOME
VLIFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT SOME LOCATIONS. SOUTH WINDS THIS
MORNING AT 15 TO 25 KTS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH DURING THE
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 KTS AS A
COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-054.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR MNZ006-009-016-017.

&&

JR/HOPPES

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1105 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-171315-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
1105 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...LATE TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND THEN ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE DEVILS
LAKE BASIN INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA SUNDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE VERY UNCERTAIN...BUT THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND THE
WARROAD AND BAUDETTE AREA.

A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH BEHIND THE LOW AND THROUGH THE AREA
MONDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES. THESE WINDS
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN INTO THE NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY...AND THIS AREA MAY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. OTHER AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY MAY
EXPERIENCE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY.

FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WIND CHILLS MAY FALL BELOW 25
BELOW ZERO.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

HOPPES/TG