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Wind Chill Advisory 13, NWS Grand Forks, ND

February 17, 201518 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 17, 2015, 3:32 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 17, 2015, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2015, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2015, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 19, 2015, 10:59 AM CST
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties

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

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 290 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-02-17Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-34 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.

258 
WWUS43 KFGF 170932
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
332 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-181800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150218T0200Z-150218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150217T1900Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO
332 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER
  THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-053-181800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150218T0200Z-150218T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
332 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
332 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...TODAY...TONIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER
  THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
248 
WWUS43 KFGF 171240
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
640 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150217T1900Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150218T0200Z-150218T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TRAILL-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO
640 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING...THEN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL 
  VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
640 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...TODAY...TONIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL 
  VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ049-052-053-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150218T0200Z-150218T1800Z/
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
640 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
719 
WWUS43 KFGF 172147
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
347 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
347 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...TODAY...TONIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL 
  VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-049-052-053-
181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150218T0200Z-150218T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
347 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING...THEN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILL 
  VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
489 
WWUS43 KFGF 180403
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-049-052-053-
181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND
  CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
1003 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND
  CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO DURING THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

DTR
742 
WWUS43 KFGF 181035
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
435 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-039-049-052-053-
181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
435 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL AREAS HAVING WIND
  CHILL VALUES LOWER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
435 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL AREAS HAVING WIND
  CHILL VALUES LOWER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
203 
WWUS43 KFGF 181750
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1150 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ030-039-049-052-053-181900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TRAILL-CASS-
RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...MAYVILLE...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON
1150 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 25 BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND
CHILL VALLEY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.

$$

NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-038-054-181900-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150218T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...
LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...VALLEY CITY...ADAMS
1150 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 25 BELOW ZERO AND THE WIND
CHILL VALLEY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-191800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
1150 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF
  PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES RISE ABOVE 25
  BELOW ZERO...BUT THIS WILL BE A SHORT DURATION BEFORE FALLING
  AGAIN THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL AREAS 
  HAVING WIND CHILL VALUES LOWER THAN 40 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...
INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

SPEICHER
644 
WWUS43 KFGF 182139
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
339 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-191800-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.150219T0300Z-150219T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
339 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...
INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
339 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...
INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

SPEICHER
166 
WWUS43 KFGF 190328
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
928 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
928 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH NOON THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...
INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
063 
WWUS43 KFGF 190939
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
339 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
339 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE
TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...
INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
685 
WWUS43 KFGF 191659
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1059 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015


MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1059 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES ARE RISING QUICKLY THIS MORNING...AND THE THREAT FOR
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HAS ENDED. WIND CHILLS WILL STILL HOVER
AROUND 20 BELOW FOR SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...SO
BUNDLE UP IF YOU HEAD OUTDOORS.

$$

DK

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 17, 3:25 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 3:25 AM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
325 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS PERIOD.
THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW
TODAY.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND WILL USE A BLEND. UPPER WAVE IN
NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY. RAP/HRRR INDICATE A COUPLE SHOTS OF STRONGER COLD AIR
ADVECTION...MAINLY MID-LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW-LEVEL LAPSE
RATES MID-LATE AFTERNOON AS A RESULT...WITH 925MB WINDS AROUND 30
KNOTS. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO AT LEAST DRIFTING AND PATCHY BLOWING
SNOW FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOST OTHER STRONG WIND
INDICATORS ARE RELATIVELY WEAK...AND MOS GUIDANCE IS ONLY 17-20
KNOTS. AT THIS TIME DO NOT THINK BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS WILL BE
TO ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT IF STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS AND/OR WIND
SPEEDS DEVELOP THAN AN ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW WOULD BE NEEDED.

WIND CHILLS...CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN GOOD SHAPE. MUCH OF
NE ND WILL NOT GET ABOVE -25F WIND CHILLS...AND WILL EXTEND THIS
AREA THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. WILL ALLOW THE CURRENT ADVISORY TO
EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY...BUT WILL BRING THE REST OF THE REGION
BACK INTO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON
WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH FOR ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT
THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA. WIND CHILL
FORECAST INVOLVES TWO VARIABLES...AND WITH A SFC HIGH BUILDING
INTO THE REGION JUST NOT SURE WARNING CRITERIA WILL HAPPEN. WILL
MENTION THE POSSIBILITY IN THE ADVISORY.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2015

WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD INTO MUCH
OF THURSDAY. DRY WEATHER...BUT WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
RETURN FLOW SETS UP THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER WAVE.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY AGAIN BE NEEDED FOR THE TIMES WHEN THE
HIGH PRESSURE IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.

FRIDAY-MONDAY...WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1137 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

SKIES HAVE SCATTERED OUT AT THE TAF SITES AND EXPECT TO REMAIN VFR
UNTIL LATER IN THE PERIOD WHEN A WEAK BOUNDARY SHIFTS SOUTH OUT OF
CANADA. PCPN PROBABILITIES LOW SO LEFT OUT ANY MENTION IN THE TAFS
ATTM.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR NDZ030-039-049-052-053.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NDZ030-039.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ006>008-
     014>016-024-026>029-038-054.

MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MNZ001>009-
     013>017-022>024-027>032-040.

&&

SHORT TERM...TG
LONG TERM...TG/HOPPES
AVIATION...HOPKINS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 3:30 PM CST, 12 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
330 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-172130-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
330 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS
WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY...WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY.

PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

JAM

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Sources

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