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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 10, 20177 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2017, 10:57 AM CST for 7 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 10, 2017, 10:57 AM CST (16:57 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2017, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Dickey County, ND, Foster County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1197 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 437 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

139 
WWUS73 KBIS 101657
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1057 AM CST Fri Nov 10 2017

NDZ005-013-023-025-037-048-051-102100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.171110T1657Z-171110T2100Z/
Rolette-Pierce-Wells-Foster-Stutsman-La Moure-Dickey-
Including the cities of Rolla, Dunseith, Rolette, Shell Valley, 
St. John, Rugby, Harvey, Fessenden, Carrington, Jamestown, 
Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Oakes, and Ellendale
1057 AM CST Fri Nov 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CST this afternoon for the
Turtle Mountains through the James Valley areas.

* TIMING...until mid-afternoon today.

* WINDS...South winds of around 30 mph with gusts to around 40
  mph.

* IMPACTS...Difficult driving high profile vehicles. Dangerous for
  people working outdoors on elevated structures.

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.

&&

$$

JV

1 follow-up statement

021 
WWUS73 KBIS 102106
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
306 PM CST Fri Nov 10 2017

NDZ005-013-023-025-037-048-051-102215-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-171110T2100Z/
Rolette-Pierce-Wells-Foster-Stutsman-La Moure-Dickey-
Including the cities of Rolla, Dunseith, Rolette, Shell Valley, 
St. John, Rugby, Harvey, Fessenden, Carrington, Jamestown, 
Lamoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Oakes, and Ellendale
306 PM CST Fri Nov 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Southerly winds have decreased below wind advisory criteria from
the Turtle Mountains through the James Valley. Winds should
continue to decrease gradually through the afternoon and evening.

$$

JV

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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.