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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 21, 201525 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Aug 21, 2015, 1:42 PM CDT for 25 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 22, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2015, 1:42 PM CDT (18:42 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 25 counties

Bottineau County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 83 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 12:00Z on 2015-08-21Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2015-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 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.

524 
WWUS73 KBIS 211842
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
142 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN THE CENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT...BOWMAN
AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA AREAS. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...TO
INCLUDE KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY AND SURROUNDING
AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS
ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-220245-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0004.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1242 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-220245-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
142 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-220245-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0300Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
142 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015 /1242 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT
/9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
WAA
15 follow-up statements
638 
WWUS73 KBIS 212353
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
653 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN THE CENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT...BOWMAN
AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA AREAS. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...TO
INCLUDE KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY AND SURROUNDING
AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-220800-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
553 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

* TIMING..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-220800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
653 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-220800-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0300Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
653 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015 /553 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
044 
WWUS73 KBIS 220254
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
954 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN THE CENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT...BOWMAN
AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA AREAS. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...TO
INCLUDE KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY AND SURROUNDING
AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-221100-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
854 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

* TIMING..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-221100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
954 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-221100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0300Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
954 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015 /854 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
385 
WWUS73 KBIS 220844
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
344 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT...BOWMAN
AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA AREAS. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...TO
INCLUDE KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND
ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

THE WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-221645-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
244 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-221645-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
344 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /244 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-221645-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T0900Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
344 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JJS
303 
WWUS73 KBIS 221159
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
659 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE
DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT...BOWMAN AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA
AREAS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING
KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON OR SHORTLY INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND
ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-222000-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
559 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING..EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-222000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
659 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-222000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
659 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /559 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AYD
291 
WWUS73 KBIS 221454
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
954 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY
MORNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE DICKINSON...HETTINGER...MOTT
BOWMAN...AMIDON...BEACH AND MEDORA AREAS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
INCLUDING KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY. STRONG
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE
GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AROUND NOON
OR SHORTLY INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE MINOT...BISMARCK...
JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-222300-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
854 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING..THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-222300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER
954 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-222300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.150822T1800Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...
EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
954 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /854 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
904 
WWUS73 KBIS 222002
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
302 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOW
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...
AFTER 7 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES THE HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND
MANDAN AREAS AND SOUTH INTO FORT YATES AND LINTON. WINDS OF 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY
AND INCLUDES THE MINOT...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND
ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ018-230300-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KILLDEER
302 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-230415-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
302 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /202 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-230300-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
202 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING..THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-230300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
302 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-230415-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
302 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAA
139 
WWUS73 KBIS 230004
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
704 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOW
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING...
AFTER 7 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES THE HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND
MANDAN AREAS AND SOUTH INTO FORT YATES AND LINTON. WINDS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY
AND INCLUDES THE MINOT...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND
ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ018>020-031>035-040>046-230300-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
704 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /604 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING..THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-230300-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
704 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-230600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...
HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...
ASHLEY...OAKES
704 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
710 
WWUS73 KBIS 230201
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THIS INCLUDES ARES SUCH
AS DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS INCLUDES THE HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS AND
SOUTH INTO FORT YATES AND LINTON. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING KILLDEER...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON AND CROSBY
AND INCLUDES THE MINOT...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...HARVEY...AND
ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM CROSBY TO WILLISTON
THIS EVENING...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-230600-
/O.EXT.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /801 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
SUNDAY...

* TIMING..THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230315-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /801 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING..THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-230900-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0900Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-230315-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ002>004-010>012-021-022-230600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY
901 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
374 
WWUS73 KBIS 230306
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE
HAZEN...CENTER...BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS AND SOUTH INTO FORT
YATES AND LINTON. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH EAST
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE MINOT...JAMESTOWN...RUGBY...
HARVEY...AND ELLENDALE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230415-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...
MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /906 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WIND HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-230415-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0300Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-230600-
/O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015 /906 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING..THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE 
  AND MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON 
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NDZ002>004-010>012-021-022-230600-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-230900-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0900Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1006 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
TWH
287 
WWUS73 KBIS 230553
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS
TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES
ROLLA...RUGBY...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-230700-
/O.EXP.KBIS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN...
BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015 /1153 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2015/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NDZ002>004-010>012-021-022-230700-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T0600Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-231400-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T2100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1253 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CK
832 
WWUS73 KBIS 230836
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
336 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS
TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES
ROLLA...RUGBY...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-231645-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T2100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
336 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
CK
284 
WWUS73 KBIS 231130
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
630 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS
TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES
ROLLA...RUGBY...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE. WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-231930-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T2100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
630 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AYD
206 
WWUS73 KBIS 231448
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
948 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS
TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES ROLLA...RUGBY...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-232100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150823T2100Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
948 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JV
300 
WWUS73 KBIS 231932
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
232 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS
TO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES ROLLA...RUGBY...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...ASHLEY AND ELLENDALE.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING OUTDOORS ON ROOFTOPS OR ELEVATED
LOCATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-240000-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150824T0000Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
232 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WORKING ON ELEVATED 
  LOCATIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JV
412 
WWUS73 KBIS 240002
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
702 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...

.THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-240115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150824T0000Z/
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
STEELE...JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
702 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$
WAA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Aug 21, 1:14 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 1:14 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
114 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 109 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

WITH THIS UPDATE WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT...REPLACING THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WILL ALSO GO WITH A WIND
ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 934 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

THICK SMOKE LAYER ALOFT SHOULD TRIM THE SOLAR RADIATION AND
CURRENT THINKING IS TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT RISE AS MUCH. WILL TRIM
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ABOUT 2 DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD. ADDED
PATCHY SMOKE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 629 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

GIVEN MULTIPLE SITES THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA AND
INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SMOKE
FROM WILDFIRES FROM THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS...ADDED AREAS OF SMOKE
ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 315 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM IS HOT TEMPERATURES AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...WARM AIR ADVECTION AND
COMPRESSIONAL WARMING WILL BE MAXIMIZED ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH A RELATIVELY DRY SURFACE
LAYER...AFTERNOON INSULATION AND MIXING SHOULD PRODUCE TEMPERATURE
READINGS IN THE MID 90S.

THE SHORT TERM HIGH RES MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN KEEPING THE AREA
DRY THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE COLD FRONT AND
AN INITIAL SURFACE LOW ENTER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW AN INVERTED V SOUNDING...SO IF
THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP THEY COULD CONTAIN SOME STRONG WINDS. THE
MAIN SHOW AND SURFACE LOW ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

AN ANOMALOUS STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE AUGUST SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS THE
LONG TERM FORECAST.

THE TREND CONTINUES IN THE 00-03 UTC SUITE OF THE GFS/ECMWF
REMAINING A BIT SOUTH...FASTER AND MORE OPEN WITH THE SIGNIFICANT
SATURDAY STORM SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE NAM/SREF. PER
COORDINATION WITH WPC...THE ECMWF/GFS COMPROMISE SOLUTION IS
STILL PREFERRED. GIVEN NAEFS 500 MB HEIGHT VALUES IN THE LOWEST 1
PERCENTILE AND BELOW...AND 850 MB WINDS IN THE TOP 99.5
PERCENTILES...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE WELL SUPPORTED WITH THIS
ANOMALOUS SYSTEM ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW FROM EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PROPAGATES FROM
THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA. FOR NOW...HAVE ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WHERE WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...A WIND ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED...HOWEVER...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING THIS PRODUCT
FOR NOW SHOULD THE WATCH NEED TO BE EXPANDED. IN REGARDS TO
PRECIPITATION...WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...FOCUSING ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY
NIGHT IN A STRONG DEFORMATION ZONE/TROWAL AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
THEREAFTER...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE
SUNDAY BEFORE A POTENTIAL WARM UP NEXT WEEK WITH AN AMPLIFYING
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST RIDGE.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 109 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

MAIN HAZARDS TO AVIATION WILL BE THE GUSTY WINDS AND MVFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH RAIN AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. FIRST 12 HOURS OF THE
TAF PERIOD WILL BE VFR. REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD WILL SEE
INCREASING WINDS FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ALSO
SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDE SPREAD WITH AREAS OF MVFR AFTER 12Z.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
SATURDAY FOR NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-
050-051.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NDZ031>033-
040-041-043-044.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR NDZ001-009-017-
018.

&&

UPDATE...WAA
SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...AYD
AVIATION...WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 6:29 AM CDT, 7 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
629 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>036-040>045-221130-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
629 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015 /529 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS NORTH...WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS SOUTH
ARE FORECAST SATURDAY. A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ037-046>048-050-051-221130-
STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
629 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS NORTH...WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS SOUTH
ARE FORECAST SATURDAY. A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 3:21 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more10 hr
Aug 21, 1:42 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 7 more35 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2015Every wind advisory in 2015

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.