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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 29, 201417 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Jun 29, 2014, 4:26 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 29, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2014, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 29, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 30 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater 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

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 281 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 2014-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

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

691 
WWUS73 KFGF 290926
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
426 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA WILL RESULT IN STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>030-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.140629T1600Z-140630T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
426 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
412 
WWUS73 KFGF 291536
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1036 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA WILL RESULT IN STRONG
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>030-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.140629T1600Z-140630T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
1036 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING 
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
340 
WWUS73 KFGF 292101
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
401 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA WILL RESULT IN STRONG
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>030-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
401 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING 
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET MAY BE GENERATED IN THE DEVILS 
  LAKE BASIN AND RESULT IN ROADBED EROSION IN SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
661 
WWUS73 KFGF 300051
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
751 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...

.WIND SPEEDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION. THE DEVILS LAKE
REGION UP THROUGH THE PEMBINA GORGE WILL REMAIN WINDY TONIGHT BUT
WIND SPEEDS ARE FALLING BENEATH ADVISORY LEVELS. THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>030-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-300200-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140630T0100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
751 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT.

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFLake of the Woods, Roseau65 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.