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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 11, 201532 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2015, 1:48 PM MST for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 12, 2015, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2015, 1:48 PM MST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2015, 2:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 12, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties

Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger 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, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2015-11-11Temperature 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 2015-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 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.

498 
WWUS73 KBIS 112048
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
248 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...
REACHING THE CENTRAL SECTIONS AROUND SUNRISE. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS COULD RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002>004-010-011-120500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT
248 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-120500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
248 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /148 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST
/7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 8 PM
CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-120500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
248 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /148 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 4 PM CST
/3 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 4 PM
CST /3 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ041-044-120500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0004.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
148 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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
9 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS73 KBIS 112125
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
325 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...
REACHING THE CENTRAL SECTIONS AROUND SUNRISE. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS COULD RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002>004-010-011-120530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT
325 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-120530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
325 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /225 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-120530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
325 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /225 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO
4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ041-044-120530-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
225 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$
364 
WWUS73 KBIS 120343
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
943 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...
REACHING THE CENTRAL SECTIONS AROUND SUNRISE. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS COULD RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING
OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002>004-010-011-121145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT
943 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-121145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
943 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /843 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-121145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
943 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /843 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO
4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ041-044-121145-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
843 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 

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
265 
WWUS73 KBIS 120643
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1243 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS MORNING...REACHING CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AROUND SUNRISE. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002>004-010-011-121445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT
1243 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-121445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
1243 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-121445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
1243 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

NDZ041-044-121445-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T0900Z-151113T0200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
1143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$
AJ
566 
WWUS73 KBIS 120924
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
324 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
AND DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002>004-010-011-121730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT
324 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

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

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-121730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.151112T1200Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...ELGIN...FORT YATES...
LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
324 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /224 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-121730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
324 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /224 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ041-044-121730-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0200Z/
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOTT...HETTINGER
224 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
AJ
036 
WWUS73 KBIS 121219
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
619 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID-DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

NDZ001>004-009>011-017-018-031>033-040-043-122200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
619 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /519 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-041-042-044>048-050-051-122200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
619 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /519 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
554 
WWUS73 KBIS 121543
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
943 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY
NORTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL...FROM WILLISTON TO BEACH...HAS
BEEN CANCELLED AS THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THERE.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THE GUSTY
WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO
EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS.



NDZ001-009-017-031-032-121645-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
BEACH...MEDORA
943 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /843 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

NDZ002>004-010-011-018-033-040-043-122200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...
NEW TOWN...MINOT...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...BOWMAN
943 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /843 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-041-042-044>048-050-051-122345-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
943 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /843 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS73 KBIS 121825
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1225 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY WEST CENTRAL...FROM STANLEY TO
KILLDEER TO DICKINSON TO BEACH...HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE WINDS
HAVE DIMINISHED THERE.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THE GUSTY
WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST
TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS.

NDZ002-010-018-033-040-121930-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-DUNN-STARK-SLOPE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...KILLDEER...
DICKINSON...MARMARTH
1225 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1125 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 30 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ003-004-011-043-122200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...BOWMAN
1225 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1125 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$

NDZ005-012-013-019>023-025-034>037-041-042-044>048-050-051-130200-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...ELGIN...
HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...
OAKES
1225 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /1125 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
115 
WWUS73 KBIS 122103
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
303 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MAINLY THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY REGION...THROUGH 6 PM CST. 

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OTHER AREAS INCLUDING THE SOUTHWEST...
THE NORTH CENTRAL AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AREA 
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED.

DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON ELEVATED
STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON.

NDZ005-012-013-019>022-034-035-041-042-044>046-122215-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0200Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...
HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MOTT...
ELGIN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON
303 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /203 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

NDZ003-004-011-043-122215-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T2200Z/
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-BOWMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...MINOT...BOWMAN
303 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015 /203 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-130000-
/O.EXT.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
303 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

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
544 
WWUS73 KBIS 122359
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
559 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-130100-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151113T0000Z/
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...
JAMESTOWN...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
559 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

JV

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 Nov 11, 11:41 AM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 11:41 AM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1241 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREAS OVER IOWA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY INTO
MINNESOTA. WIDESPREAD STRATUS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WILL BEGIN TO
ERODE THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. FOG HAS LIFTED MOAT AREAS
AND DRIZZLE/FLURRIES HAVE ENDED. NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING IN
POTENTIAL HIGH WINDS FOR THURSDAY.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 909 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

PATCHY FOG AND SOME DRIZZLE CONTINUE NORTH THIS MORNING. WILL ADD
THAT. OTHERWISE WILL SEE A SLOW CLEARING TREND WEST BUT NOT UNTIL
AFTERNOON.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 609 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

MINIMAL CHANGES NEEDED FOR EARLY MORNING UPDATE AS REGION REMAINS
UNDER BROAD COVERAGE OF STRATUS WITH SOME FOG. MAIN CHANGE WAS TO
ADJUST POPS A BIT TO COMPENSATE FOR SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 306 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM IS EARLY MORNING FOG/STRATUS AND
LIGHT PRECIPITATION.

MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA IS SOCKED IN WITH STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
BY THIS AFTERNOON A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN PUSHING ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IN RESPONSE WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH 500MB. THESE WINDS WILL MIX OUT THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND BRING AN END TO THE FOG AND STRATUS.

EARLY THIS MORNING A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUED ACROSS
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH MAINLY DRIZZLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA. ACCORDING TO SHORT TERM HIGH0-RES MODELS THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND
PUSH COMPLETELY OUT OF THE AREA BY THE LATE MORNING.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 306 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

MAIN CONCERN IN THE LONG TERM WILL BE WINDS ON THURSDAY.

MODELS REMAIN QUITE CONSISTENT WITH PUSHING A CLIPPER SYSTEM INTO
THE AREA VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN PUSHING IT ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOWING STRONG MIXING DEVELOPING...WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 50KTS
AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER OVER THE WEST EARLY...SPREADING
EAST AROUND MID-DAY. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP CURRENT HEADLINES
GOING. SECONDARY PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SOME PRECIPITATION...PARTICULARLY OVER NORTHERN/EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SOME CONCERN THAT SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN
THE MORNING...MAY COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO LEAD TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND MENTION IT IN THE WIND
HEADLINE.

UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL BRING PLEASANT TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH QUIET CONDITIONS.
BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES TO START THE WORK WEEK BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

WIDESPREAD IFR WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR FROM WEST TO
EAST...WITH KISN-KDIK AROUND 22Z...AND KMOT-KBIS-KJMS AFTER 02Z.
AFTER THIS THE MAIN HAZARD TO AVIATION WILL BE STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 KTS THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED 50KT
POSSIBLE AFTER 12Z.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051.

&&

UPDATE...WAA
SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...JJS
AVIATION...WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 10:04 AM MST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1104 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-121715-
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-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
1104 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015 /1004 AM MST WED NOV 11 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW NORTH...WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS
NORTH AND EAST ON THURSDAY...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS
FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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.