Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

125 
WWUS43 KFGF 100358
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY AND
THEN MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD
NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES.

THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND ESPECIALLY HOW FAR WEST THE MAIN
SNOW BAND GETS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA FROM NEAR ABERDEEN AND SISSETON THROUGH WAHPETON...
FARGO...TO DETROIT LAKES AND BEMIDJI. SNOW TOTALS WILL DIMINISH
NORTH AND WEST OF THIS BAND WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM
ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO VALLEY CITY...WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE DEVILS LAKE REGION.

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVER WESTERN
MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND
AND ANY FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
IN SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS THE TRACK
OF THE LOW AND SNOW BAND MAY CHANGE.

MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER LATE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE ALL DAY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 
  WAHPETON TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH 
  RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL 
  ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 

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>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 
  UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS 
  IMPASSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-NDZ027-029-030-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH 
  THE HIGHER TOTALS SOUTH AND EAST OF GRAND FORKS AND LOWER 
  TOTALS NORTH AND WEST OF GRAND FORKS. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL 
  ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-028-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...COOPERSTOWN...ADAMS
958 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE 
  LOWER SNOWFALL FORECAST...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

192 
WWUS43 KFGF 100958
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NORTH
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE IN MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
MORNING. 

THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND
EAST OF A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS
LINE...INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION.

THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS IN
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO
AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS
REGION WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL
WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN
THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES SO
SNOWFALL FORECASTS FOR THIS ZONE MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES.

WINDS TO START TODAY WILL BE NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 20
MPH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO TURN MORE NORTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE
NORTHERN RED VALLEY AND TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN
THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER
WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER
CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBLITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AS CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE. 


MNZ002-111800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALSTAD
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
  NORMAN COUNTY....HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
  TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL 
  ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 

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-NDZ027-029-030-111800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON 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 NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL IN THIS REGION WILL VARY GREATLY
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES NORTH AND WEST
  OF GRAND FORKS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES EAST AND SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.


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. 

&&

$$

NDZ028-111800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
GRIGGS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON 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
NOON CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY GREATLY IN A
  SHORT DISTANCE. OVERALL EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE
  TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED
  WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING SNOW.

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. 

&&

$$

MNZ003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH
  RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL 
  ROADS IMPASSIBLE. 

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>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI-PARK
  RAPIDS-LAKE ITASCA AREA.  

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 
  UNDER A MILE IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS 
  IMPASSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WS.A.0004.130210T1200Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.130210T1800Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
358 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE
  LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING
  SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

DTR

174 
WWUS43 KFGF 101634
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN
RED RIVER VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST
OF A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS
LINE... INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION.

THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS
IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO
AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS
REGION WIDESPREAD 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION
OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO
COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT
DISTANCES WITH MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE
NORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND
INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN RED VALLEY AND
TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY EVENING. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE
SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS
IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT
STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. 

MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON IN THE
  SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH
  RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030-
111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN 
  HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW
  FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO
  16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA
  AREA.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE RED
  RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE IN OPEN
  AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.130210T1800Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
1034 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE 
  LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

DK

718 
WWUS43 KFGF 102104
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
A ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN LINE. WEST OF THIS LINE...
INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...ANY SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION.

THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE SISSETON HILLS
IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN ACROSS THE WAHPETON-FARGO
AREA...THROUGH MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY...TO BEMIDJI. IN THIS
REGION WIDESPREAD 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO
COOPERSTOWN. IN THIS ZONE SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT
DISTANCES WITH MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE
NORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN MORE
NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN
RED VALLEY AND TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EVENING. WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND
LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY WILL GIVE A BIT BETTER
CONDITIONS....BUT STILL EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST IOWA WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT.

MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE
  SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS NEAR PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BANDS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030-
111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN 
  HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY 
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW 
  FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 
  16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA 
  AREA. 

* NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FROM GRAND FORKS...WESTERN
  POLK COUNTIES INTO TRAILL COUNTIES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT
  HERE IN OPEN COUNTRY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE
  AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE 
  RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE 
  IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS 
  IMPASSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
304 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE
  LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY EVENING.
  THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY.

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.

&&

$$

DK

534 
WWUS43 KFGF 110545
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER
VALLEY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE STORM WILL BE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
A WARROAD TO GRAND FORKS TO WIMBLEDON LINE. WEST OF THIS
LINE...INCLUDING LANGDON AND DEVILS LAKE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH ACCUMULATION.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS BEEN ALONG A LIDGERWOOD TO WAHPETON TO
BARNESVILLE TO DETROIT LAKES TO BEMIDJI CORRIDOR. IN THIS
REGION...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED AND UP TO 18 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SNOWFALL WILL
TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OF THIS REGION WITH A REGION OF 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM ROSEAU TO GRAND FORKS TO COOPERSTOWN. IN
THIS ZONE...SNOWFALL WILL VARY GREATLY IN SHORT DISTANCES WITH MORE
SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND LESS TO THE NORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND TURN MORE
NORTHWESTERLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY
AND 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY. WINDS WITH BLOWING SNOW
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY. A BIT LESS SNOWFALL AND LIGHTER WINDS IN THE
NORTHERN VALLEY WILL ALLOW BETTER CONDITIONS....BUT STILL
EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT.

MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...
LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN RED
  RIVER VALLEY INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS NEAR PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BANDS. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING 
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  COUNTRY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL 
  ROADS IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE 
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-NDZ027>030-
111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...
LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY 
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE MUCH HEAVIER SNOW 
  FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 
  16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...LAKE ITASCA 
  AREA. 

* NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY FROM GRAND FORKS...
  WESTERN POLK COUNTIES INTO TRAILL COUNTIES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME 
  DIFFICULT HERE IN OPEN COUNTRY WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE 
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE 
  RED RIVER VALLEY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE 
  IN OPEN AREAS WITH BLOWING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS 
  IMPASSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
1145 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE 
  LIMITED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY EVENING. 
  THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING GREATLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE 
  AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

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.

&&

$$
SPEICHER

645 
WWUS43 KFGF 110950
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PUSH
EASTWARD TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF...WITH
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. IN
ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING WILL LEAD TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOW
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE
EASTWARD...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY THIS
AFTERNOON.

NDZ038-049-052-111800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.130211T0950Z-130211T1800Z/
BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESHLY
  FALLEN SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITIES...FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DIFFICULT THROUGH THE
  MORNING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-NDZ029-030-111800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.130211T0950Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LIGHT
  SNOW AND FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* VISIBILITIES...FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ027-028-111100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-024-026-054-111100-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

$$

MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY
  OVER OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN
  INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LARGE DRIFTS OF SNOW COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH
  THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON.

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>017-022>024-028-031-032-111800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
350 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO AS LITTLE AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN
  BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4-6 INCHES
  ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO OVER 12 INCHES SOUTHWARD
  TOWARDS PARK RAPIDS.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW DRIFTS COULD MAKE SOME RURAL ROADS
  IMPASSIBLE. GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING
  THE AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

JAM

098 
WWUS43 KFGF 111745
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO SOUTHEAST ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS MOVED INTO WISCONSIN AND 
MICHIGAN. VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED ACROSS THE REGION AND NORTHERLY
WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...MINIMIZING
THE THREAT FOR FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF
THE DAY...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. 

MNZ002-003-027-029-030-040-NDZ039-053-111845-
/O.EXP.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-CASS-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...DETROIT LAKES...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...WAHPETON
1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-028-031-032-111845-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

$$

MNZ001-NDZ029-030-038-049-052-111845-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130211T1800Z/
WEST POLK-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER
1145 AM CST MON FEB 11 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

ROGERS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1017 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

.DISCUSSION...

THE MAIN CHALLENGE THIS MORNING WILL BE TEMPS AND FOG. THERE IS
FOG THROUGHOUT THE REGION WITH A MOIST AIRMASS ADVECTING OVER THE
SNOW. WILL MENTION SOME PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON IN MOST
AREAS. TEMPS SHOULD WARM AT LEAST A FEW MORE DEGREES IN ALL
AREAS...AND NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED TO TEMPS TODAY.

&&

.AVIATION...

MIX OF IFR AND LOW END MVFR CIGS WITH PATCHY FOG THRU 18Z OVER
THE REGION...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT EXPECT THIS AFTN-EVE BUT HOW
MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN DOUBT. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KTS
THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

SHORT TERM...
QUESTION TO START THE DAY IS THE USUAL CLOUD COVER ISSUES AND SOME
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THAT IS PRESENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. WATER
VAPOR SHOWS 500 MB TROUGH MOVING THRU SW MANITOBA INTO NW NORTH
DAKOTA AND THIS WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. AREA AHD OF TROUGH IS PRETTY
CLOUDY WITH LOWER CLDS AND LIGHT MIST AND FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER
CNTRL INTO ERN ND AND NW MN. EXCEPTION IS FAR SE ND INTO NE SD
WHERE CLEAR SKY HAS REMAINED PERHAPS DUE TO BETTER MIXING IN THE
LOWEST LEVELS. DID KEEP MENTION OF SOME PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING
DRIZZLE IN NE ND INTO NW MN THRU 18Z. AFTER THAT ANY THREAT WILL
BE EAST OF US. MODELS FOR DAYS HAVE HINTED AT SOME LIGHT QPF IN NW
MN THIS MORNING. STARTING OUT MILD UNDER THE CLOUDS WITH UPPER
TEENS AND LOWER 20S. 925 MB TEMPS STAY ABOUT THE SAME TODAY SO
EXPECT SOME RISE TODAY BUT NOTHING GREAT WITH PREV IDEA OF 25 TO
AROUND 30 IN MOST AREAS REASONABLE. SOME DRIER AIR PROGGED TO MAKE
INTO NE ND THIS AFTN SO WILL GO ALONG WITH SOME PARTIAL SUN THAT
AREA THIS AFTN.

BIG FOCUS AFTER TODAY IS UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM. STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES BUT NOT AS GREAT. ALL MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
500 MB/SFC FEATURES BUT IT IS HOW FAR NORTHWEST THEY SPREAD THE
SNOW AND HOW FAST IT MOVES IN TONIGHT WHICH THEY DIFFER. NAM
CONTINUES TO BE A BIT SLOWER WITH PRECIP MOVING NORTH TONIGHT AND
FARTHER NORTH/WEST WITH SNOW..BUT NAM ISNT QUITE AS EXTREME AS
PAST DAYS AND TONIGHTS RUNS DO KEEP MOST OF THE SNOW EAST OF
DEVILS LAKE UNLIKE PAST DAYS WHICH SPREAD SNOW WAY BACK INTO WRN
ND. 00Z EURO/GFS MAINTAIN GOOD CONTINUITY. 00Z GFS A TAD FARTHER
NORTH/WEST WITH SNOWBAND WITH 00Z EURO VERY SIMILAR TO 12Z FRI RUN
WITH SNOW BAND JUST A TAD FARTHER EAST. THEY BOTH MAINTAIN THAT
TIGHT GRADIENT AND HAVE IT WITHIN A FEW MILES OF A ROSEAU-GRAND
FORKS-JAMESTOWN LINE WHERE IT GOES FROM 6-8 OR MORE EAST TO LESS
THAN 4 WEST. EVEN 00Z GEM AND UKMET WHICH HAD BEEN PRETTY DRY FOR
OUR AREA IS NOW WETTER AND NOT TOO FAR DIFFERENT FROM GFS/EURO.

TIMING OF SNOW ADVANCE IS A BIT SLOWER WITH SNOW REACHING THE FAR
SOUTHERN FCST AREA 03Z-06Z THEN FARGO 09Z PERIOD THEN GFK 12Z-15Z
PERIOD. DID MODIFY POPS A BIT FOR THIS. SEE 06Z GFS IS A BIT
SLOWER EVEN INTO GFK AND THIS MODEL RUN OF GFS IS A BIT FARTHER
EAST NOW AGAIN WITH PRECIP WITH GRAND FORKS ON THE LESSER SIDE OF
AMOUNTS.

WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KTS IN THE CNTRL-SRN
VALLEY WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KTS LIKELY IN THE SOUTHERLY VALLEY. NOT
GREAT COLD ADVECTION TO WORK WITH SO ADIABATIC LAYER IS QUITE
SMALL BUT STILL GOT 35-40 KTS AT 925 MB TO TRY TO MIX DOWN IN THE
SOUTH. SO IDEA OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEING PSBL SEEMS REASONABLE
IN THE SOUTHERN-CNTRL VALLEY.

THAT SAID...WITH THE SNOW NOT ARRIVING IN THE FAR SOUTH TIL 06Z
SUN AND WILL SOME DIFFERENCES...DONT THINK ITS WISE YET TO UPGRADE
TO WARNINGS. WOULD PREFER TO SEE 12Z MODEL SUITE ESP FOR SNOW
AMOUNTS AND HOW NORTH TO GO WITH WARNINGS VS ADVISORIES. COORD
WITH BIS/DLH/ABR/MPX.

STORM AND WIND WINDING DOWN MONDAY FROM WEST TO EAST.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL GRAPHIC USED FOR FORECAST SHOWS BAND OF 8 TO
12 FARGO TO BEMIDJI SOUTHWARD....WITH 4-5 IN COOPERSTOWN TO GRAND
FORKS TO ROSEAU...WITH AN INCH OR SO DEVILS LAKE. FARGO-BEMIDJI
AND AREAS SOUTH SEEM VERY CONFIDENT IN NUMBERS....THAT COOPERSTOWN
TO GRAND FORKS TO ROSEAU REGION FORECAST SNOWFALL IS NOT AS
CONFIDENT.

LONG TERM (TUESDAY-FRIDAY)...
A QUIET START TO THE PERIOD EXPECTED WITH W TO NW FLOW ALOFT AND SFC
HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. WITH THE FAIRLY ZONAL FLOW PATTERN...HIGHS
SHOULD REACH THE 20S TUE/WED. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST SOME
AMPLIFICATION OF THE PATTERN BY THUR/FRI...AS ENERGY DIVES SOUTHEAST
INTO THE CENTRAL US. ALTHOUGH GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON THE TIMING AND
ORIENTATION OF THE EMBEDDED WAVES...MAINTAINED LOW POPS LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. GENERALLY EXPECT A COOLING TREND LATE IN
THE WEEK...BUT TEMPS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXTENT OF THE LONGWAVE
AMPLIFICATION...WITH THE 00Z GFS QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN THE ECMWF.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     NDZ038-039-049-052-053.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     NDZ027-029-030.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     MNZ003-027>031-040.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     MNZ024-032.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR MNZ004>009-013>017-022-023.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     MNZ001-002.

&&

DK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
602 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054-101215-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH-
602 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCHING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WESTERN EDGE OF SNOW FROM A STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. HOW
FAR WEST THE MAIN SNOW GETS IS STILL HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE. AT THE
PRESENT TIME SNOWFALL FORECASTS RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS WEST
AND NORTHWEST OF DEVILS LAKE TO AROUND 3 OR 4 INCHES AT GRAFTON TO
COOPERSTOWN. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
THE WIND WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS APPRECIATED.

MNZ001>003-027>031-040-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-101200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
602 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO FAR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR MIDNIGHT AND AFTER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD NORTH AND NORTHEAST SUNDAY
MORNING WITH THE SNOW ENDING MONDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL
BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LISBON TO FARGO TO BEMIDJI LINE WHERE 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESSER SNOW
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM
THE NORTH TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND SUNDAY NIGHT CREATING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS APPRECIATED.

MNZ004>009-013>017-022>024-032-101215-
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-WADENA-
602 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW WILL SPREAD THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH SNOW
CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE BEMIDJI TO PARK RAPIDS WHERE AROUND A
FOOT IS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF NORTH OF BEMIDJI-BAGLEY
TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND HALLOCK TO ROSEAU. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH
AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS APPRECIATED.

DTR