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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 13, 201414 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind warning at Jan 13, 2014, 3:03 AM MST for 14 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 13, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2014, 3:03 AM MST (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 14, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Renville County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 13, 6:53 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 402 Nw Hettinger, NDGUSTS TO 49 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-01-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1319 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

250 
WWUS73 KBIS 131003
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
403 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEST THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING...AND
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MONDAY EVENING. PLACES LIKE
BOWMAN...HETTINGER...BEACH...DICKINSON...KILLDEER AND WATFORD
CITY...WILL ENCOUNTER THE STRONG WINDS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY
MORNING. LOCATIONS SUCH AS WILLISTON...CROSBY...STANLEY...
KENMARE...AND MINOT...CAN EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS BEGINNING
MONDAY EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN PLACES
LIKE BEULAH...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE...MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR...REDUCING 
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

NDZ021-035-046-131115-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.A.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1500Z/
MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...BISMARCK...LINTON
403 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY...

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-131700-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
403 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /303 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-131700-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT
403 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS OUTDOOR 
  WORKING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-131700-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
403 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /303 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KS/TWH
5 follow-up statements
428 
WWUS73 KBIS 131601
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1001 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEST THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING...AND
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MONDAY EVENING. PLACES
LIKE BOWMAN...HETTINGER...BEACH...DICKINSON...KILLDEER AND
WATFORD CITY...WILL ENCOUNTER THE STRONG WINDS BEGINNING LATE
MONDAY MORNING OR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS SUCH AS
WILLISTON...CROSBY...STANLEY... KENMARE...AND MINOT...CAN EXPECT
THE STRONGEST WINDS BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
PLACES LIKE BEULAH...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE...
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-140015-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140113T1800Z-140114T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1001 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /901 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-140015-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT
1001 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS OUTDOOR 
  WORKING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-140015-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
1001 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /901 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WAA
856 
WWUS73 KBIS 131838
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1238 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEST THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS 
AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MONDAY EVENING. PLACES
LIKE BOWMAN...HETTINGER...BEACH...DICKINSON...KILLDEER AND WATFORD
CITY...WILL ENCOUNTER THE STRONG WINDS BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCATIONS SUCH AS WILLISTON...CROSBY...STANLEY... KENMARE...AND
MINOT...CAN EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
PLACES LIKE BEULAH...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE...
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-140245-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1238 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /1138 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-140245-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT
1238 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS OUTDOOR 
  WORKING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-140245-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
1238 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /1138 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WAA
498 
WWUS73 KBIS 132131
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
331 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEST THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...

.WHILE THERE HAS BEEN SOME DELAY IN THE STRONG WINDS LATE THIS
MONDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BEACH...WATFORD
CITY...KENMARE...AND MINOT WILL SEE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP
MONDAY EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
PLACES LIKE BEULAH...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE...
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

NDZ001>003-009>011-140530-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT
331 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS OUTDOOR 
  WORKING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-140530-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
331 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /231 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-140530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.140114T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
331 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /231 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WAA
954 
WWUS73 KBIS 140342
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
942 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEST THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA TONIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...

.NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT...AFFECTING PLACES LIKE WILLISTON...DICKINSON...WATFORD
CITY...BEACH...KENMARE...AND MINOT.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
PLACES LIKE BEULAH...CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE...
TONIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

NDZ001>003-009>011-141200-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT
942 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS OUTDOOR 
  WORKING CONDITIONS. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-141200-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...
MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
942 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /842 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS. 
  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-141200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
942 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /842 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR WORKING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TM
511 
WWUS73 KBIS 140700
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
100 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 OVERNIGHT...

.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 UNTIL
5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...FROM WILLISTON AND
STANLEY...SOUTH THROUGH
MEDORA...BEAULAH...DICKINSON...HETTINGER...AND SELFRIDGE.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR NEAR THE
MISSOURI RIVER...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND ADDING TO THE
SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-141200-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON...
NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
100 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 /1200 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED BY WIND ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ003-011-140800-
/O.CAN.KBIS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
RENVILLE-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT
100 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.
HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...GUSTING AROUND 50
MPH. EXPECT BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT
TIMES...AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR RENVILLE AND WARD COUNTIES.

$$

NDZ019-020-034-042-045-141200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140114T1200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
ELGIN...FORT YATES
100 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014 /1200 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  50 MPH.

* HAZARDS...BLOWING SNOW NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER POSSIBLE...WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RP KINNEY

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 12, 11:24 PM MST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 11:24 PM MST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1224 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1224 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE MAX 3HR PRESSURE RISES NOW OVER
THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT EARLIER SUNDAY EVENING. PRESSURE FALLS IN EASTERN MONTANA ARE
GRADUALLY GETTING CLOSER TO OUR WESTERN BORDER SIGNALING THE NEXT
ROUND OF RISING AIR/VERTICAL MOTION FIELD WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD
TO MORE PRECIPITATION LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
CLOUDS TO LOWER AND THICKEN WEST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH VERTICAL
MOTION INCREASING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO
LIGHT SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE WEST. MAIN FOCUS WILL BE THE
STRENGTH OF THE WIND FIELD LATER TODAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT PER CURRENT
HIGH WIND WATCH.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 952 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. TEMPS AT 03Z RANGED FROM MID TEENS FAR
NORTHWEST TO NEAR 30F SOUTHEAST. WINDS HAVE EASED UP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST AS WELL...THOUGH STILL GUSTY CLOSER TO THE FRONT
SOUTHEAST.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 707 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

WINDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL SO HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY
ACROSS SW ND. THE HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN ND.
OTHERWISE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH THE ONLY CHANGES TO BLEND
SOME OF THE ELEMENTS WITH CURRENT OBS. GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUE AT MOST LOCATIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WHICH IS
APPROACHING SOUTHEASTERN CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 344 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...

YET ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SWING THROUGH WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE
STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. FIRST...THE WIND
PROFILE IS LINING UP UNIFORMLY FROM NEAR THE SURFACE TO ABOVE THE
300MB LEVEL BY MONDAY EVENING SUGGESTING GOOD WIND POTENTIAL IF
THE WINDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SURFACE. MODELS ALSO DEPICT A DRY
SLOT INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT SUGGESTING SUBSIDENCE
AND A FOCUS FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE H850
WINDS ARE 50 TO 65 KTS THROUGH CENTRAL ND. HOWEVER...BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS ARE NOT SHOWING A STRONG LOW LEVEL ADIABATIC MIXED LAYER
TO TRANSFER MOMENTUM TO THE SURFACE. PERHAPS THIS IS DUE TO THE
NIGHTTIME TIMING OF THE STRONG WIND PUSH. HOWEVER...COLD
ADVECTION LOOKS SUFFICIENT TO AID IN THE MOMENTUM TRANSFER. SIX HR
PRESSURE RISES AROUND 8 MB...NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS SOME CLIPPER
SYSTEMS. SO...WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR WEST AND PORTION OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING MONDAY AT NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
9 AM TUESDAY MORNING. CURRENT STATE OF SNOW COVER IS CRUSTED FROM
SEVERAL DAYS OF MILD TEMPERATURES AND RAIN/FREEZING RAIN EPISODE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO AN INCH MAY BE ENOUGH FOR BLOWING SNOW...BUT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT TO GET UNLESS MORE SNOW FALLS.

LOW END WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 344 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE IN A NORTHWEST FLOW
PATTERN THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD WITH A MEAN RIDGE TO OUR WEST
AND A TROUGH TO OUR EAST. THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE DEALING
WITH A CLIPPER SYSTEM MONDAY AFTERNOON (SHORT TERM PERIOD) INTO
MONDAY NIGHT (BEGINNING OF LONG TERM)...AND ANOTHER WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. EACH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS. ANOTHER ISSUE WILL BE TEMPERATURES
WITH A LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE COOL NORTHEAST AND
MILD SOUTHWEST...COMBINED WITH WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF EACH
CLIPPER AND STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND. THIS WILL AFFECT
PRECIPITATION TYPE ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IN PARTICULAR.

THE FIRST CLIPPER TRACKS FROM SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN MONDAY AROUND
NOON INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS BY MONDAY EVENING...THEN INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE
MODELS MONDAY NIGHT  WHICH RESULTS IN 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH MONDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING THE MONDAY TO MONDAY NIGHT TOTAL TO UP TO 1 1/2
INCHES ALONG ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...AND UP TO 1/2
INCH WEST AND SOUTH OF THE RIVER.

ALONG WITH THE PRECIPITATION FROM THE CLIPPER...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP
OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
NIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OF THE CLIPPER. AT THIS TIME...IT
APPEARS THAT A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
WHAT COMPLICATES DECISION-MAKING IS THAT ANY SNOWFALL WILL BLOW
AROUND AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THUS EITHER A WIND HEADLINE OR
WINTER WEATHER HEADLINE WOULD BE WARRANTED.

IT WAS DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...FROM MINOT TO BISMARCK AND WEST...FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WHERE THE STRONGER WINDS WILL FIRST
DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME ON MONDAY. THEN A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST
AREA...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BOTTINEAU TO HARVEY TO STEELE
AND WISHEK...FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE CONCERNS
FOR THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY CLIPPER:

THE NEXT CLIPPER TRACKS FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND EAST (NORTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN TO LAKE WINNIPEG TO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES) BUT IS A
MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM. WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THIS CLIPPER SHOULD
BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
PRECIPITATION SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WITH LIGHT SNOW
BECOMING SLEET/FREEZING RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST OVER MAINLY CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. DAYTIME WEDNESDAY THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT SHOULD
CHANGE TO RAIN AS THE STRONG WARMING CONTINUES. WE SHOULD SEE A MILD
DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY WARMING FROM TUESDAY
EVENING LOWS OF AROUND ZERO FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND JAMES
RIVER VALLEY TO TEENS WEST...WITH RISING TEMPERATURES DURING THE
NIGHT AND HIGHS WEDNESDAY REACHING 30 TO 40 DEGREES.

THIS IS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY THE CLIPPER'S COLD FRONT THAT DROPS
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE 12Z
MODEL RUNS ARE INDICATING H850 WINDS OF 60 TO 70 KNOTS ACROSS ALL OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE PREDICTING 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS AT
THE SURFACE...BUT THIS BODES WATCHING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
WARMING AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD HELP CRUST OVER THE SNOW PACK.
BUT EXPECTING SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM BOTTINEAU TO THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY THAT - IF OCCURS - WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS
AND RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/THURSDAY EVENT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MONDAY/TUESDAY
EVENT.

THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD LOOKS QUIET AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE TO OUR WEST ADVANCES CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THE MAIN STORM TRACK
FOR CLIPPERS WILL BE WELL TO OUR NORTH AND EAST.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1224 AM CST MON JAN 13 2014

THE NEXT ROUND OF MVFR CIGS WILL REACH THE WESTERN AERODROMES OF
KISN/KDIK AROUND 12Z MONDAY...THEN INTO KMOT/KBIS BY 15Z...AND NOT
REACHING KJMS UNTIL 21Z MONDAY. AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST
TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT SLIDING THROUGH WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE MORNING. BY MID AFTERNOON...AN
ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR WITH INCREASING
SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS DEVELOPING AT KISN/KDIK. THIS WILL
SPREAD INTO KMOT/KBIS/KJMS MONDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING AFTER 00Z TUESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND
30KT-35KT AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING FOR NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046.

&&

UPDATE...KS
SHORT TERM...WAA
LONG TERM...JV
AVIATION...KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 5:39 PM MST, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
639 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>046-140045-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
639 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014 /539 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA FOR A CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION
BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 55 MPH.

ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND COULD BRING VERY STRONG
WINDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-140045-
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
639 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TWO CLIPPER SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THIS WEEK. THE FIRST ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND THE
SECOND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. EACH COULD BRING VERY STRONG
WINDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

WAA/JNS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 2:09 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder and 10 more30 hr
Jan 13, 3:03 AM MSTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 10 more26 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.