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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

January 28, 20175 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2017, 1:50 AM MST for 5 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 28, 2017, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2017, 1:50 AM MST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2017, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 28, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-28Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
913 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

066 
WWUS73 KBIS 280850
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
250 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-281700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.170128T1500Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
150 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

PJA
5 follow-up statements
377 
WWUS73 KBIS 281147
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
547 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-282000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.170128T1500Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
447 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW 
  IS POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

PJA
432 
WWUS73 KBIS 281403
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
803 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-282215-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.170128T1500Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
703 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

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

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW 
  IS POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
CK
354 
WWUS73 KBIS 281806
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1206 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-290000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
1106 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

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

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS ON
  ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS
  POSSIBLE.

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
636 
WWUS73 KBIS 282118
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
318 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-290000-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
218 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

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

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WORKING OUTDOORS 
  ON ELEVATED STRUCTURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW 
  IS POSSIBLE. 

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
828 
WWUS73 KBIS 282357
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
557 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2017

NDZ033-040-041-043-044-290100-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170129T0000Z/
STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON, MARMARTH, MOTT, NEW ENGLAND, 
BOWMAN, AND HETTINGER
457 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 
PM MST.

$$
WAA

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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.