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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 24, 201713 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2017, 10:49 AM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2017, 10:49 AM MDT (16:49 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2017, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2017-05-24Temperature 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 2017-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -135 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

613 
WWUS73 KBIS 241649
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1149 AM CDT Wed May 24 2017

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.170524T1649Z-170525T0100Z/
Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-
Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams-
Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, 
Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, 
Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, 
Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger
1149 AM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /1049 AM MDT Wed May 24 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this
evening. 

* TIMING...This afternoon through early evening.

* WINDS...Sustained winds to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Difficult travel especially for those driving high
  profile vehicles. Working on elevated structures will be
  hazardous. 

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.

&&

$$
waa
2 follow-up statements
614 
WWUS73 KBIS 242048
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
348 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/
Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-
Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams-
Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, 
Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, 
Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, 
Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger
348 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /248 PM MDT Wed May 24 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...This afternoon through early evening.

* WINDS...Sustained winds to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Difficult travel especially for those driving high 
  profile vehicles. Working on elevated structures will be 
  hazardous. 

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.

&&

$$
waa
207 
WWUS73 KBIS 250105
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
805 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250215-
/O.EXP.KBIS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170525T0100Z/
Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-
Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman-Adams-
Including the cities of Crosby, Bowbells, Powers Lake, Lignite, 
Columbus, Portal, Williston, New Town, Stanley, Parshall, 
Watford City, Killdeer, Halliday, Beach, Medora, Dickinson, 
Marmarth, Mott, New England, Bowman, and Hettinger
805 PM CDT Wed May 24 2017 /705 PM MDT Wed May 24 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Southerly winds will continue to diminish through the evening
hours.

$$

AE

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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.