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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Grand Forks, ND

March 20, 20174 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2017, 5:47 PM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2017, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 280 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-03-20Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -244 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
1763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

797 
WWUS73 KFGF 202247
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
547 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2017

MNZ004>008-NDZ006>008-016-054-210100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.170320T2247Z-170321T0100Z/
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-
Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County-Western Walsh County-
Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, 
Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden,
Middle River, Grygla, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, 
Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, Park River, 
Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin
547 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
925 
WWUS73 KFGF 210102
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
802 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2017

MNZ004>008-NDZ006>008-016-054-210215-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170321T0100Z/
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall-East Marshall-
Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County-Western Walsh County-
Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, 
Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden,
Middle River, Grygla, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, 
Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, Park River, 
Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin
802 PM CDT Mon Mar 20 2017

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds will remain gusty this evening, but they will stay below
advisory criteria.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 7:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFKittson26 hr

Nearby

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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.