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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2013, 2:40 PM CST for 11 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 12, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2013, 2:40 PM CST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2013, 9:35 AM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WWUS73 KMPX 112040 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. MNZ077-082>085-091>093-120600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FOG MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS STORED OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ074>076-120600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS STORED OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ044-045-050-052-053-WIZ014-120600- /O.EXB.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ078-WIZ015-016-023>028-120600- /O.EXT.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ GOODHUE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ041>043-047>049-054>057-064-120600- /O.EXT.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS 240 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
5 follow-up statements
665 WWUS73 KMPX 120235 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES WILL VARY A LOT...OFTEN AROUND ONE MILE AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WET ROADS TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING VERY SLICK CONDITIONS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>057-064-120345- /O.CAN.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... GRANITE FALLS 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. THE DENSE FOG HAS DIMINISHED DUE TO A COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED IN. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT IS NOW IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ077-082>085-091>093-121045- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE...WITH A FEW SPOTS BELOW 1/4 MILE. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FOG MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY WHEN THE COLD WIND CAUSES THE WET ROADS TO FREEZE QUICKLY. IN ADDITION...LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS STORED OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ078-WIZ015-016-023>028-120600- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ GOODHUE-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE IN MOST AREAS WITH SOME LOCATIONS BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014-120600- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE...WITH SOME SPOTS BELOW 1/4 MILE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ074>076-121045- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR 835 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVED IN WITH STRONG WINDS...THE WET ROADS WILL RAPIDLY FREEZE. ROADS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED QUICKLY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
799 WWUS73 KMPX 120349 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. VISIBILITIES WILL VARY A LOT...OFTEN AROUND ONE MILE AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WET ROADS TO RAPIDLY FREEZE...CAUSING VERY SLICK CONDITIONS. MNZ077-082>085-091>093-121200- /O.CAN.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY WHEN THE COLD WIND CAUSES THE WET ROADS TO FREEZE QUICKLY. ROADS MAY BECOME ICY RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ078-120500- /O.CAN.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. $$ WIZ015-016-023>028-120600- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE MILE IN MOST AREAS WITH SOME LOCATIONS BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014-120600- /O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE...WITH SOME SPOTS BELOW 1/4 MILE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ MNZ074>076-121200- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.130112T0600Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR 949 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVED IN WITH STRONG WINDS...THE WET ROADS WILL RAPIDLY FREEZE. ROADS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED QUICKLY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
284 WWUS73 KMPX 120612 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1212 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE COLD AIR WILL ACT UPON WET ROADS TO RESULT IN A RAPID FREEZE ON PAVEMENT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND ICY PATCHES WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WAS BRINGING ALONG A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH WISCONSIN BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-120715- /O.EXP.KMPX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0600Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1212 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE VAST MAJORITY OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS MUCH IMPROVED VISIBILITY AS OR MIDNIGHT. ONLY A FEW LOCAL PATCHES OF DENSE FOG REMAIN...BUT EVEN THOSE LOCATIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY 1 OR 2 AM. THEREFORE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MNZ074>077-082>085-091>093-121415- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1212 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL... COMPOUNDED BY WET ROADS FREEZING QUICKLY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT. ROADS MAY BECOME ICY RAPIDLY...MAKING FOR EVEN MORE DIFFIFULT DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
296 WWUS73 KMPX 121051 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 451 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING... .WEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO NORTHFIELD. MNZ074>077-082>085-091>093-121800- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 451 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RAH
117 WWUS73 KMPX 121535 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 935 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 MNZ074>077-082>085-091>093-121645- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T1800Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 935 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING..THOUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BE BLUSTERY THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. $$
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 24 more | 19 hr |
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