Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Watches in 2016
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind watch at Feb 5, 2016, 2:55 AM MST for 27 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Feb 6, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2016, 2:55 AM MST (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2016, 2:08 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 27 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons 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, Renville County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
908 WWUS73 KBIS 050955 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 355 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-051800- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 355 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /255 AM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-051800- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0000Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 355 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WAA/KS
5 follow-up statements
907 WWUS73 KBIS 051612 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1012 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-060015- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 1012 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /912 AM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-060015- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0000Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 1012 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JJS
834 WWUS73 KBIS 052044 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 244 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-061200- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 244 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /144 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. 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. && $$ NDZ012-037-048-051-061200- /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T1200Z/ MCHENRY-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 244 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ002-010-019-020-034-042-045-061200- /O.EXT.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 244 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /144 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-061200- /O.EXT.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0300Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 244 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JJS/JV
631 WWUS73 KBIS 060009 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 609 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-060815- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 609 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /509 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ002-010-019-020-034-042-045-060815- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 609 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /509 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-060815- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0300Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 609 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ012-037-048-051-060815- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T1200Z/ MCHENRY-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 609 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
641 WWUS73 KBIS 060325 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 925 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-061130- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 925 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /825 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ002-010-019-020-034-042-045-061130- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN...BEULAH...HAZEN... CENTER...MANDAN...ELGIN...FORT YATES 925 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /825 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ003-011-021-022-035-036-046-047-050-061130- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0300Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY... BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 925 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NDZ012-037-048-051-061130- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T1200Z/ MCHENRY-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWNER...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 925 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ AYD
695 WWUS73 KBIS 060908 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 NDZ003-011-021-022-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160207T0000Z-160208T1200Z/ RENVILLE-WARD-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...MINOT...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. 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. && $$ NDZ012-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160207T0000Z-160208T1200Z/ MCHENRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOWNER 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ019-020-034-042-045-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160207T0000Z-160208T1200Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...MANDAN... ELGIN...FORT YATES 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /208 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 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. && $$ NDZ037-048-051-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160207T1200Z-160208T1200Z/ STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...EDGELEY...OAKES 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ035-036-046-047-050-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160207T0600Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160207T1200Z-160208T1200Z/ BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISMARCK...STEELE...LINTON...NAPOLEON... ASHLEY 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ002-010-061715- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...NEW TOWN 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN INTO MANY PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-061715- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.W.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY... KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT... BOWMAN...HETTINGER 308 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /208 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. 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. && $$ KS/WAA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Feb 4, 10:43 PM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 10:43 PM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1143 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1143 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DETAILS TWO SHORTWAVES...THE FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS IS RESULTING IN AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW FROM WILLISTON SOUTH TO BOWMAN...PER REGIONAL AND LOCAL/BOWMAN RADAR. THE SECOND SHORTWAVE WAS SEEN IN WEST CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN. FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE AND SURFACE LOW WILL SHIFT INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WITH THE SECONDARY SHORTWAVE ENTERING THE NORTHWEST BY 12Z. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE SECONDARY WAVE AS THE BEST LIFT REMAINS NORTH OF THE BORDER INTO MANITOBA. THUS THE IDEA OF LIGHT SNOW WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 12Z-15Z FRIDAY AND EXITING THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY BY 18Z REMAINS ON TRACK. UPDATED POPS TO LIKELY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA BASED ON THE LATEST TRENDS. UPDATE ISSUED AT 914 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE REQUIRED TO THE ONGOING FORECAST FOR TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW GENERALLY BELOW RADAR BEAM LEVEL ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING TO BE REPORTED BY SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN WILLISTON AND WATFORD CITY. FORECAST BLENDED TO OBSERVED TRENDS THROUGH 03 UTC. UPDATE ISSUED AT 536 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 UPDATE TO BLEND TO OBSERVED TRENDS THROUGH 23 UTC. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT REMAINS ON TRACK WITH LIGHT SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH THE NIGHT AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 228 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW AGAIN TONIGHT. LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE LEE OF THE NORTHERN AND CANADIAN ROCKIES AND PRESSURE FALLS INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS. CLOUDS IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS CLIPPER ARE FINALLY EXITING THE FAR EASTERN CWA. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BUT INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ALREADY ENCROACHING IN THE FAR WEST. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE AMONG THE DETERMINISTIC GLOBAL MODELS...BUT A LITTLE LESS AGREEMENT IN THE SURFACE LOW POSITION. UTILIZED A MODEL BLEND SOLUTION FOR RESULTANT QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS. LATEST MESOSCALE MODEL ITERATIONS DEPICT A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE SURFACE LOW...BASICALLY FROM WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH THIS QUICK MOVING SYSTEM...EXPECT A SWATH OF LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH...FROM NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE...AND LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AREA. A FEW LOCALES COULD SEE AROUND AN INCH. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE SOUTHEAST CWA BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ALREADY WE SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. FORECAST HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID 2OS OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS...TO THE UPPER 30S OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 228 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 THE MAIN CONCERNS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD INVOLVE THE STRONG WIND EVENT NOW FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS THE MODELS HAVE SPEEDED UP THE WINDS ARRIVAL...AND SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES VALLEY. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND WARM ADVECTION TO OUR AREA...WITH A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES AND MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PLAINS. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S WEST TO UPPER TEENS CENTRAL. THE WARM ADVECTION/CHINOOK FLOW CONTINUES ON SATURDAY...WITH A STRONGER PUSH OF WESTERLY WINDS. WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. THIS PRECIPITATION CHANCE IS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES FRIDAY NIGHT...AND EMERGING IN THE LEE OF THE CANADIAN/US ROCKIES SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURFACE LOW OF THE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN NORTHERN ALBERTA SATURDAY MORNING WITH A WARM FRONT/TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH INTO MONTANA/DAKOTAS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUSH OF WARM WESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 3-HR PRESSURE RISES OF UP TO 6 MB ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE CLIPPER LOW DEEPENS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE CLIPPER MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE ND/MN/MANITOBA BORDER BY DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. H850 WINDS OF 50-60 KNOTS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COLD FRONT PORTION OF THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION INCREASES SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT RAIN CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW AS THE COLD AIR PUSHES IN. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE SATURDAY EVENING IN THE FAR WEST...WITH STRONGER WINDS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES VALLEY. FARTHER WEST THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WANE AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST IN THE LOW TO MID 30S...WITH HIGHS BARELY REACHING INTO THE LOWER 30S FARTHER EAST. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT - UP TO 1/2 INCH IN THE WEST TO 1.5 INCHES TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO JAMES VALLEY. THE BEST CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS OCCURS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...WHERE A MENTION OF AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS WARRANTED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A WESTERN RIDGE IS REINFORCED...WITH A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN US...KEEPING A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR AREA NEXT WEEK. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A SHARP BAROCLINIC ZONE SET UP ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH WARM AIR TO THE WEST AND COLD EAST. KEPT A DRY FORECAST PER THE SUPERBLEND...THOUGH SOME UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ENERGY SUPPORTS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1143 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 MVFR CIGS AT KISN EARLY IN THE TAF PERIOD WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BY 07Z...WHILE CIGS/VSBYS WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR/IFR AT KDIK WITH LIGHT SNOW. MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED AT KBIS/KJMS FROM 10Z FRIDAY UNTIL 14Z FRIDAY. KMOT WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...KS SHORT TERM...TWH LONG TERM...JV AVIATION...KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 2:02 AM MST, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 302 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-060915- 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- 302 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016 /202 AM MST FRI FEB 5 2016/ 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...REST OF TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 4, 9:17 PM MST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1017 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-051000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1017 PM CST THU FEB 4 2016 /917 PM MST THU FEB 4 2016/ ...STRONG WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE SETTING OUT. AYD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 1:44 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:53 PM MST | Blizzard Watch | BIS | Bottineau, Foster, Pierce, Rolette, Wells | 11 hr |
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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.