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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 11, 201542 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 11, 2015, 3:14 PM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 11, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 11, 2015, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 12, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 45 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-10-11Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2015-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 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
2242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 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.

497 
WWUS73 KMPX 112014
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
314 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO ST
CLOUD...TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...SOUTH TO THE IOWA BORDER. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND
INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-120415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1000Z-151012T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
314 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ043-050-051-059>062-066>070-074>077-082>085-091>093-120415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1500Z-151012T2100Z/
MORRISON-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
314 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...AFTER 10 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JLT
8 follow-up statements
507 
WWUS73 KMPX 112314 AAA
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
614 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEYOND A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A LULL OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOMING VERY WINDY
AGAIN MONDAY...

.A COLD FRONT IS PUSHING ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE BEEN GUSTING
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AND THESE WINDS WILL BE PUSHING INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA BY MID EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED
IN THOSE AREAS TO INCLUDE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE
FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO ST CLOUD...TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO...AND
ALONG I-35 INTO IOWA. STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP MONDAY MORNING
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-120715-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T0000Z-151012T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
614 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A
  LULL OVERNIGHT...THEN THE STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN MONDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ049-057-058-065-073-120715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1000Z-151012T2100Z/
STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
614 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ043-050-051-059>062-066>070-074>077-082>085-091>093-120715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1500Z-151012T2100Z/
MORRISON-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
614 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2015

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

* TIMING...AFTER 10 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
217 
WWUS73 KMPX 120719
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN
MINNESOTA...PARTICULARLY THOSE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
ALEXANDRIA TO KANDIYOHI TO OLIVIA TO CLEMENTS. THESE AREA WILL
EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 55 TO 65 MPH...MAINLY LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING TO POLK...SAINT CROIX AND PIERCE COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO REGION.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH.

MNZ057-065-073-121530-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1000Z-151012T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0002.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.151012T0719Z-151012T1000Z/
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  55 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-121530-
/O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0002.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T1000Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 55 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-052-053-063-078-WIZ014-023-024-121530-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1400Z-151012T2300Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WASHINGTON-GOODHUE-POLK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...STILLWATER...RED WING...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...PRESCOTT
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...AFTER 9 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ043-050-051-059>062-068>070-076-077-083>085-092-093-121530-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1400Z-151012T2300Z/
MORRISON-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 9 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ049-058-066-067-074-075-082-091-121530-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

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

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ042-121530-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG PRAIRIE
219 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

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

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
173 
WWUS73 KMPX 120945
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA...
PARTICULARLY THOSE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO
KANDIYOHI TO OLIVIA TO CLEMENTS. THESE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE
SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
55 TO 65 MPH...MAINLY LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING TO POLK...SAINT CROIX AND PIERCE COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO REGION.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH.

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-121745-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0002.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ057-065-073-121745-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-151012T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0002.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 55 TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-083>085-092-093-WIZ014-
023-024-121745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1400Z-151012T2300Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...
PRESCOTT
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 9 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ049-058-066-067-074-075-082-091-121745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1000Z-151012T2300Z/
STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ042-121745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG PRAIRIE
445 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
546 
WWUS73 KMPX 121017
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
517 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA...
PARTICULARLY THOSE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO
KANDIYOHI TO OLIVIA TO CLEMENTS. THESE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
55 TO 65 MPH...MAINLY LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING TO POLK...SAINT CROIX AND PIERCE COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO REGION.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-121830-
/O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
517 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 5 AM AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-083>085-092-093-WIZ014-
023-024-121830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.151012T1400Z-151012T2300Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...
WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...
PRESCOTT
517 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 9 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ042-049-058-066-067-074-075-082-091-121830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-STEARNS-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD...LITCHFIELD...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
517 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...AFTER 5 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
596 
WWUS73 KMPX 121556
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1056 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA...
PARTICULARLY THOSE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO
KANDIYOHI TO OLIVIA TO CLEMENTS. THESE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING TO POLK...SAINT CROIX AND PIERCE COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
1056 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-
023-024-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...PRESCOTT
1056 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
421 
WWUS73 KMPX 121802
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
102 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO FAR WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-122300-
/O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
102 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-
023-024-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...PRESCOTT
102 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
296 
WWUS73 KMPX 122032
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
332 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
332 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-
023-024-122300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...PRESCOTT
332 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS73 KMPX 122305
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
605 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...BRISK WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-130015-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151012T2300Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...PRESCOTT
605 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...BRISK WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

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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.