Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

482 
WWUS43 KFGF 150359
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
959 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A BAND
OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DAY..ENDING IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET
IS POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY
BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS.

WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING OR ABOVE
FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY STRONG
WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS AT TIMES
50 MPH OR GREATER. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON-EVENING.

THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND THOSE PLANNING
TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING DIFFERENT PLANS.

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-
170000-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
959 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  EARLY THURSDAY AND END LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS MORE THAN 50 MPH LIKELY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR 
  ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL 
  IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
959 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK 
  THURSDAY DAYBREAK AND END THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS MORE THAN 50 MPH LIKELY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR 
  ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL 
  IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

697 
WWUS43 KFGF 151038
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN
SASKATCHEWAN TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO THURSDAY. A BAND OF
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND MOVE
EAST THROUGH THE DAY..ENDING IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA IN THE
AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE IN
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION ENDS.

WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING OR ABOVE FREEZING IN
SOME SPOTS.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN RED
RIVER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THRU THE LATE NIGHT. THIS ARCTIC FRONT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. EXPECT VERY
STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH.

THE WINDS PREDICTED ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN COUNTRY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY...
AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THURSDAY SHOULD THINK ABOUT MAKING
DIFFERENT PLANS.

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-
170000-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0600Z-140117T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014

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

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

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE
  NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  POWER OUTAGES THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING
  BLIZZARD...TRAVEL ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE
  PLANS TO POSTPONE OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY.


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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-170300-
/O.UPG.KFGF.BZ.A.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...MAHNOMEN...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE
  SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL
  ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE
  OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ031-170300-
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0300Z/
EAST OTTER TAIL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW YORK MILLS
438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START LATE TONIGHT IN THE
  SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL BE A LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD...TRAVEL
  ON THURSDAY WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. MAKE PLANS TO POSTPONE
  OR DELAY ANY TRAVEL ON THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-032-170000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0003.140115T1800Z-140117T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...WADENA
438 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY NOON IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
  AND GUST OVER 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  THURSDAY 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS
  ON THURSDAY FROM 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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
329 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 318 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

SKY COVER AND TEMPS THE ISSUE TONIGHT. BAND OF STRATOCU CU OVER
ERN ND ATTM AND HOW/WHEN THIS CLEARS OUT WILL BE THE ISSUE FOR LOW
TEMPS. HRRR AND OTHER SHORT TERM MODELS DO BRING CLEARING TO ERN
ND/RRV THIS EVE AND SPREADS IT EAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOO AND
WITH LIKELY CLEARING/CLEAR SKY FOR A WHILE TEMPS WILL DROP QUICKLY
INTO THE 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE MOST AREAS WITH A FEW TEEN BELOW
ZERO TEMPS LIKELY IN PARTS OF FAR NW MN. CLOUDS FROM NEXT SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD INTO WRN FCST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS TURN SOUTH
AND TEMPS WARM...SO PERIOD OF COLD TEMPS IS SMALL.

STRONG 925-850 MB WARM ADVECTION WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST OVER THE
AREA WEDNESDAY...WITH BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WITH IT ENDING AS SOME
SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT THE TAIL END. BUT MODELS DO APPEAR TO BUT
MOST OF THE MOISTURE IN THE COLD AIR TO THE EAST OF THE WARM FRONT
SO THINK ICING WILL BE MINIMAL. THUS NO ADVISORIES ISSUED. BUT
LATER SHIFTS CAN MONITOR.

TEMPS WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY WED AFTN OVER ERN ND WITH TEMPS 32F
OR HIGHER AS 925 MB REACH +2C. IT WILL BE TURN WINDY AS WELL ESP
WEST OF THE VALLEY WHERE 45-50 KT 925 MB WINDS WILL BE PRESENT.
HOWEVER WITH WARMER AIR COMING OVER THE COLDER SURFACE AN
INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT AND THUS MIXING WILL BE LIMITED. THUS
DONT ANTICIPATE ANY HEADLINES FOR WIND/BLSN WED AFTN/EVE.
VERY CLOSE THOUGH WED EVE AND WILL NEED TO WATCH WIND POTENTIAL.

ARCTIC FRONT WILL START DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE FAR NRN VALLEY
06Z-09Z AND THEN PLUNGE SOUTH REACHING FAR SRN FCST AREA SOON
AFTER 12Z THU. 925 MB WINDS OF 50 KTS BECOME MORE NORTH-SOUTH AND
WITH STRONG SURAFCE COOLING SOUNDINGS SHOW ADIABATIC CONDITIONS UP
TO AROUND 870 MB. THUS EXPECT THE FRONT TO ARRIVE WITH A STRONG
PUNCH ALONG WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS. THUS EXPECT A QUICK DOWNTURN
INTO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS JUST AHEAD AND BEHIND FRONT THRU THE LATE
NIGHT WED NIGHT. DID NOT INCLUDE THE FAR EAST (TREES) IN BLIZZARD WATCH.

WHILE SNOWFALL WILL END IN ERN ND/RRV WED NIGHT DO LOOK FOR SOME
LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS REGION..WHERE TOTAL
NEW SNOWFALL OF 1-3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 318 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

THURSDAY SHOULD SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PRAIRIE
REGION....ERN ND/RRV (ROX-FFM WESTWARD). STRONG COLD ADVECTION
STRONG LAPSE RATES WITH GOOD MIXING OF 50 KT 925 MB WINDS TO THE
SFC SHOULD ENSURE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT
TIMES...ESP OUT OF TOWN. ANY FALLING SNOWFALL WILL ADD TO THE VSBY
ISSUES. IT WILL BE A FAST MOVING BLIZZARD IN THAT CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE LATE IN THE DAY IN THE NORTH AND IN THE EARLY EVENING IN
THE SOUTH.

CONDITIONS MUCH IMPROVED BY 12Z FRI AS SFC HIGH AND CLEARING MOVE
IN WITH LIGHTER WINDS. NEXT WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO ERN ND
FRI AFTN WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES.

FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY TIME FRAME THE FA REMAINS IN
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ONE WEAK SFC LOW PASSES THROUGH THE AREA FRI
NIGHT SO LEFT SOME LIGHT SNOW CHANCES WITH IT. ANOTHER WEAK WAVE AND
ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PASS NORTH OF THE FA SUN NIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT
IN SOME LIGHT SNOW AGAIN MON AND MON NIGHT. NEITHER SYSTEM AT THIS
POINT LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR PRODUCING MUCH SNOW. THE UP AND DOWN
TEMP PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE WITH WARMER AIR MOVING BACK IN
ESPECIALLY BY THE WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY COOLER TEMPS FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1240 PM  CST TUE JAN 14 2014

THE BAND OF CLOUDS OVER THE AREA RIGHT NOW WILL PROBABLY LINGER INTO
THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH SOME CLEARING THEN OCCURRING IN ITS
WAKE. SEEING SOME PRETTY BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL LAST INTO
THE LATE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT BY LATE EVENING
AND THEN SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTH BY WED MORNING. WILL ONCE AGAIN
SEE THE WINDS BECOME PRETTY GUSTY BY MID TO LATE WED MORNING WITH
SOME LIGHT SNOW MOVING BACK IN. AT THIS POINT THE LIGHT SNOW LOOKS
TO AFFECT KGFK/KTVF AND KBJI MORE SO THAN KFAR.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR NDZ038-039-049-052-053.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR MNZ002-003-022-027-029-030-040.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015.

&&

SHORT TERM...RIDDLE
LONG TERM...GODON/RIDDLE
AVIATION...RIDDLE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
651 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

MNZ001>004-007-022-027>031-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
039-049-052>054-151300-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
651 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN
OPEN COUNTRY THIS MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ON
WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFT TO THE
WEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH QUICKLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE IN OPEN
COUNTRY ON THURSDAY...SO STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-023-024-032-151300-
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WADENA-
651 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS MORNING OVER MINNESOTA
LAKES COUNTRY...WITH SLICK ROADS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ON
WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN OPEN AREAS. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH QUICKLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SNOW AND BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON
THURSDAY...SO STAY TUNED TO LATER STATEMENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
944 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             ROTHSAY                 46.47N 96.29W
01/14/2014  M1.5 INCH        WILKIN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL.

&&

ROGERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1055 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 AM     SNOW             NEW YORK MILLS          46.52N 95.37W
01/14/2014  M3.5 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL.

&&

ROGERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1120 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0918 AM     SNOW             5 NE SARLES             49.00N 98.92W
01/14/2014  M1.0 INCH        CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 S LAKE PARK           46.80N 96.10W
01/14/2014  M2.9 INCH        BECKER             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             TWIN VALLEY             47.26N 96.26W
01/14/2014  M1.4 INCH        NORMAN             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 NNW PELICAN RAPIDS    46.65N 96.13W
01/14/2014  M1.7 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 SW ERSKINE            45.93N 95.91W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        GRANT              MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             5 NW DENT               46.60N 95.79W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 SSW RICHVILLE         46.43N 95.67W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 S BATTLE LAKE         46.26N 95.72W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             3 N OTTERTAIL           46.47N 95.56W
01/14/2014  E3.1 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             GRAFTON                 48.42N 97.40W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        WALSH              ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 N PARK RAPIDS         46.95N 95.06W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        HUBBARD            MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             TWO INLETS              47.05N 95.22W
01/14/2014  M2.8 INCH        BECKER             MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL AT BEAR PAW RESORT

0918 AM     SNOW             ABERCROMBIE             46.45N 96.73W
01/14/2014  M0.5 INCH        RICHLAND           ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             3 NE FARGO              46.91N 96.77W
01/14/2014  M1.6 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             1 ESE FARGO             46.87N 96.80W
01/14/2014  E1.1 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             4 SSE WEST FARGO        46.82N 96.86W
01/14/2014  M0.7 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             5 WNW DURBIN            46.84N 97.25W
01/14/2014  E0.5 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 WSW MENAHGA           46.74N 95.14W
01/14/2014  M3.0 INCH        WADENA             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             CROOKSTON               47.77N 96.61W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        POLK               MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             3 SSE FARGO             46.84N 96.79W
01/14/2014  M1.0 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             VALLEY CITY             46.92N 98.01W
01/14/2014  E0.5 INCH        BARNES             ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     STORM SURGE      GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
01/14/2014  M2.20 FT         GRAND FORKS        ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL - NEAR 32ND AND BELMONT

1110 AM     SNOW             MCLEOD                  46.39N 97.30W
01/14/2014  M0.2 INCH        RANSOM             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             GRAND FORKS AFB         47.96N 97.38W
01/14/2014  E1.0 INCH        GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             3 W ARGYLE              48.34N 96.88W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             ROSEAU                  48.85N 95.76W
01/14/2014  M0.1 INCH        ROSEAU             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             6 NW WARREN             48.26N 96.86W
01/14/2014  M2.3 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

&&

DRIDDLE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1122 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 AM     SNOW             OTTERTAIL               46.43N 95.56W
01/14/2014  M3.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0600 AM     SNOW             GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
01/14/2014  M2.6 INCH        GRAND FORKS        ND   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL

0630 AM     SNOW             MOORHEAD                46.86N 96.76W
01/14/2014  M1.3 INCH        CLAY               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0632 AM     SNOW             SABIN                   46.78N 96.65W
01/14/2014  M1.5 INCH        CLAY               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0632 AM     SNOW             6 E LANKIN              48.31N 97.79W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        WALSH              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0700 AM     SNOW             7 NW CAVALIER           48.87N 97.73W
01/14/2014  M2.5 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0700 AM     SNOW             2 WSW DEER CREEK        46.38N 95.36W
01/14/2014  M4.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0700 AM     SNOW             ROTHSAY                 46.47N 96.29W
01/14/2014  M1.5 INCH        WILKIN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL.

0700 AM     SNOW             6 S WALHALLA            48.83N 97.92W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0820 AM     SNOW             MAYVILLE                47.50N 97.33W
01/14/2014  M1.3 INCH        TRAILL             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0820 AM     SNOW             RED LAKE FALLS          47.89N 96.27W
01/14/2014  M2.6 INCH        RED LAKE           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0820 AM     SNOW             SEBEKA                  46.63N 95.09W
01/14/2014  M4.0 INCH        WADENA             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 S LAKE PARK           46.80N 96.10W
01/14/2014  M2.9 INCH        BECKER             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             ABERCROMBIE             46.45N 96.73W
01/14/2014  M0.5 INCH        RICHLAND           ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             STARKWEATHER            48.45N 98.88W
01/14/2014  M1.0 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             CROOKSTON               47.77N 96.61W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        POLK               MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 WSW MENAHGA           46.74N 95.14W
01/14/2014  M3.0 INCH        WADENA             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             5 WNW DURBIN            46.84N 97.25W
01/14/2014  E0.5 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             4 SSE WEST FARGO        46.82N 96.86W
01/14/2014  M0.7 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             1 ESE FARGO             46.87N 96.80W
01/14/2014  E1.1 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             3 NE FARGO              46.91N 96.77W
01/14/2014  M1.6 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             TWIN VALLEY             47.26N 96.26W
01/14/2014  M1.4 INCH        NORMAN             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 NNW PELICAN RAPIDS    46.65N 96.13W
01/14/2014  M1.7 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 SW ERSKINE            45.93N 95.91W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        GRANT              MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             5 NW DENT               46.60N 95.79W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             6 SSW RICHVILLE         46.43N 95.67W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 S BATTLE LAKE         46.26N 95.72W
01/14/2014  M2.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             3 N OTTERTAIL           46.47N 95.56W
01/14/2014  E3.1 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             GRAFTON                 48.42N 97.40W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        WALSH              ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             2 N PARK RAPIDS         46.95N 95.06W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        HUBBARD            MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

0918 AM     SNOW             TWO INLETS              47.05N 95.22W
01/14/2014  M2.8 INCH        BECKER             MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL AT BEAR PAW RESORT

0918 AM     SNOW             5 NE SARLES             49.00N 98.92W
01/14/2014  M1.0 INCH        CAVALIER           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

0931 AM     SNOW             12 NW CAVALIER          48.92N 97.81W
01/14/2014  M3.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

1045 AM     SNOW             NEW YORK MILLS          46.52N 95.37W
01/14/2014  M3.5 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24-HOUR TOTAL.

1110 AM     SNOW             3 W ARGYLE              48.34N 96.88W
01/14/2014  E3.0 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             GRAND FORKS AFB         47.96N 97.38W
01/14/2014  E1.0 INCH        GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             MCLEOD                  46.39N 97.30W
01/14/2014  M0.2 INCH        RANSOM             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     STORM SURGE      GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
01/14/2014  M2.20 FT         GRAND FORKS        ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL - NEAR 32ND AND BELMONT

1110 AM     SNOW             VALLEY CITY             46.92N 98.01W
01/14/2014  E0.5 INCH        BARNES             ND   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             3 SSE FARGO             46.84N 96.79W
01/14/2014  M1.0 INCH        CASS               ND   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             6 NW WARREN             48.26N 96.86W
01/14/2014  M2.3 INCH        MARSHALL           MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

1110 AM     SNOW             ROSEAU                  48.85N 95.76W
01/14/2014  M0.1 INCH        ROSEAU             MN   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

&&

DRIDDLE