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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 27, 201712 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2017, 10:03 AM MST for 12 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2017, 10:03 AM MST (17:03 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2017-01-27Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2017-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 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
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

170 
WWUS73 KBIS 271703
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1103 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2017

NDZ017>021-034-035-042-045-046-280000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.170127T1703Z-170128T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-
EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATFORD CITY, KILLDEER, HALLIDAY, BEULAH,
HAZEN, CENTER, GARRISON, WASHBURN, UNDERWOOD, WILTON, 
TURTLE LAKE, MANDAN, BISMARCK, ELGIN, CARSON, NEW LEIPZIG, 
FORT YATES, SELFRIDGE, SOLEN, LINTON, AND STRASBURG
1103 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2017 /1003 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  AND WORKING OUTSIDE DIFFICULT. PATCHY DRIFTING  SNOW IN OPEN 
  AREAS MAY CREATE SOME ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KS
3 follow-up statements
530 
WWUS73 KBIS 272122
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
322 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017

NDZ017>021-035-272230-
/O.CAN.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170128T0000Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-BURLEIGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATFORD CITY, KILLDEER, HALLIDAY, BEULAH,
HAZEN, CENTER, GARRISON, WASHBURN, UNDERWOOD, WILTON, 
TURTLE LAKE, AND BISMARCK
322 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017 /222 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-280000-
/O.EXA.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170128T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
222 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND WORKING OUTSIDE DIFFICULT. PATCHY DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN 
  AREAS MAY CREATE SOME ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NDZ034-042-045-046-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170128T0000Z/
MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANDAN, ELGIN, CARSON, NEW LEIPZIG, 
FORT YATES, SELFRIDGE, SOLEN, LINTON, AND STRASBURG
322 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017 /222 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND WORKING OUTSIDE DIFFICULT. PATCHY DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN 
  AREAS MAY CREATE SOME ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KS
650 
WWUS73 KBIS 272144
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
344 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017

NDZ033-034-040>046-280000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170128T0000Z/
STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MANDAN, MARMARTH, MOTT, 
NEW ENGLAND, ELGIN, CARSON, NEW LEIPZIG, BOWMAN, HETTINGER, 
FORT YATES, SELFRIDGE, SOLEN, LINTON, AND STRASBURG
344 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017 /244 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  AND WORKING OUTSIDE DIFFICULT. PATCHY DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN 
  AREAS MAY CREATE SOME ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KS
408 
WWUS73 KBIS 272347
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
547 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017

NDZ033-034-040>046-280100-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170128T0000Z/
STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MANDAN, MARMARTH, MOTT, 
NEW ENGLAND, ELGIN, CARSON, NEW LEIPZIG, BOWMAN, HETTINGER, 
FORT YATES, SELFRIDGE, SOLEN, LINTON, AND STRASBURG
547 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2017 /447 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA.

$$
TWH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 9:53 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more5 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Dakota, 2017Every wind advisory in 2017

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.