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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 15, 20168 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2016, 2:35 PM MDT for 8 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2016, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
1339 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

605 
WWUS73 KBIS 152035
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
335 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

NDZ040-041-043-044-161300-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
235 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

JJS
8 follow-up statements
965 
WWUS73 KBIS 160218
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
918 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

NDZ040-041-043-044-161030-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
818 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY.

&&

$$

CJS
380 
WWUS73 KBIS 160834
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
334 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>033-042-045-161645-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-GRANT-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...ELGIN...
FORT YATES
334 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /234 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY.

&&

$$

NDZ040-041-043-044-161645-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER
234 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY.

&&

$$

JV
949 
WWUS73 KBIS 161156
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
656 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>033-040>045-162000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
656 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /556 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY.

&&

$$

AYD
823 
WWUS73 KBIS 161403
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
903 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>033-040>045-162215-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.160316T1600Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
903 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /803 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY.

&&

$$

JJS
417 
WWUS73 KBIS 161745
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1245 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>033-040>045-170000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
1245 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /1145 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE TODAY.

&&

$$

JJS
301 
WWUS73 KBIS 161848
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
148 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ034-170000-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANDAN
148 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE TODAY.

&&

$$

NDZ031>033-040>045-170000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
148 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /1248 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT...6 PM MDT...THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE TODAY.

&&

$$
916 
WWUS73 KBIS 162002
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
302 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>034-040>045-170000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
302 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /202 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT...6 PM MDT...THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED UP TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WORKING ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTSIDE TODAY.

&&

$$

JJS
077 
WWUS73 KBIS 170008
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
708 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

NDZ031>034-040>045-170115-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...
MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES
708 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 /608 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

ACOOP

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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.