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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 11, 20177 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 11, 2017, 3:33 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 11, 2017, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2017, 3:33 PM CST (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-01-11Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -168 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
105 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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375 
WWUS43 KFGF 112133
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
333 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
054-121800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T0900Z-170112T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0900Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...
HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...EDINBURG...ADAMS...
LANKIN
333 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT PRIOR TO 3 AM.

* TIMING...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AROUND 3 AM
  THURSDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND NOON THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO NEW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS.....TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE
  ON THURSDAY IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COLD
  WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO
  EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE
YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-121800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.170112T0300Z-170112T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...
NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...
WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...
RUTLAND...WAHPETON
333 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON
  THURSDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-015-016-022-023-027-028-NDZ039-121800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...
CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...
LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...
UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FARGO
333 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON THURSDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

LEE
4 follow-up statements
820 
WWUS43 KFGF 120405
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1005 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-
054-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0900Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T0900Z-170112T1800Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...
HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...EDINBURG...ADAMS...
LANKIN
1005 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...EXPECT TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY AND THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND NOON THURSDAY.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW 
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON THURSDAY...WITH 
  THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 AM THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS.....INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY. 
  THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-029>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...
NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...
WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...
BARRETT...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...
RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1005 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON THURSDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-015-016-022-023-027-028-NDZ039-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-
WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...
CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...
LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...
UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FARGO
1005 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON THURSDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
SPEICHER
731 
WWUS43 KFGF 120828
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

MNZ002-003-015-NDZ039-122100-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T1200Z-170112T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-EAST POLK-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...FARGO
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASING BY 9
  AM AND THEN DIMINISHING MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS.  PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS 
  TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 6 AM AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-122100-
/O.EXB.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T1200Z-170112T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...ENDERLIN...
GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASING BY 9 AM
  AND DIMINISHING MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS.PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS 
  TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW
  ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 6 AM AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054-122100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T0900Z-170112T2100Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0900Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...
NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST PRIOR TO 6 AM. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS.PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS 
  TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TREE 
  BRANCHES COULD FALL AS WELL. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW 
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 AM THIS MORNING...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND NOW.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ001-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ027-029-030-038-122100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.170112T1200Z-170112T2100Z/
WEST POLK-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ROSEAU...
WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...
MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN
  SPEED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS.PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS 
  TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 6 AM AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-030>032-040-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...
ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ016-022-023-027-028-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...
NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...
LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
228 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

DTR
724 
WWUS43 KFGF 121229
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

MNZ001>003-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ027-029-030-038-039-122100-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-
CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...
WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...
MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...
HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-122100-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/
WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...ENDERLIN...
GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL 
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS 
  TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-028-054-122100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/
KITTSON-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...
NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...MID AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES
  NOW THROUGH 11 AM.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-030>032-040-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...
ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ016-022-023-027-028-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...
NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...
LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
629 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

DTR
795 
WWUS43 KFGF 121535
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-122100-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.BZ.W.0001.170112T1535Z-170112T1900Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...LANCASTER...WARREN...STEPHEN...ARGYLE...
CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...
NECHE...ST. THOMAS...FORT TOTTEN...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...
VALLEY CITY...EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN
935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EXPECT GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
  CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 1 PM.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING
  OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW 
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY IN TOWNS WILL BE RELATIVELY GOOD HOWEVER
  TRAVEL IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE IN
  GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EAST-WEST ROADS WILL HAVE THE LOWEST
  VISIBILITY AND WORSE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COLD WIND CHILLS
  WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-005-008-013>015-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-122100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T2100Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...
MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...NEWFOLDEN...
MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BRECKENRIDGE...FARGO...
LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...
WAHPETON
935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EXPECT TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 3 PM. 

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. PLAN ON AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS TO
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW 
  ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS... THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-030>032-040-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...
ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT
935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW 
  ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ016-022-023-027-028-121800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T1800Z/
NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...
NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...
LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE
935 AM CST THU JAN 12 2017

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE TO 25 BELOW
  ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND
  10 AM THIS MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 11, 3:21 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:21 PM CST, 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
321 PM CST Wed Jan 11 2017

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday)

Issued at 321 PM CST Wed Jan 11 2017

Main concerns for tonight will initially be wind chills, then the
addition of to blowing snow late in the overnight and towards
morning.

As of 21z, surface high pressure was centered near the central ND
and SD border. Temperatures have struggled to rise much this
afternoon, even with plenty of sunshine. Just enough wind will keep
wind chills in advisory criteria (or reaching criteria later this
evening) so have extended the ongoing Wind Chill Advisory (in both
area and time).

The surface high will continue to slide off to the southeast this
evening as a compact upper wave and associated surface low skirt
along the international border. Models depict some very light QPF
across the far northeast as this moves through, but with its fast
moving nature and limited moisture, minimal, if any, accumulation
will be likely.

The main impact for our region with this wave will be increasing
winds first to the south and then to the west behind the wave.
Increasing northwest winds will move into the Devils Lake basin
late this evening and spread south and east towards Thursday
morning. Sustained winds of 20-25 kts, with gusts possibly pushing
35-40 kts, should be more than enough to produce some areas of
blowing snow, even without any new snow falling. Just how much
this blowing (and drifting) snow will affect visibility and
driving conditions will need to be monitored. At this time, feel
there should be enough across the Devils Lake basin and northern
Red River Valley for the morning commute to produce some issues so
have opted to issue a Winter Weather Advisory for this time frame.
Wind chills will be even more of an issue as they will heads
towards the -40 degree mark early Thursday with the increase in
winds. Winds will decrease throughout the day as another area of
high pressure builds into the Northern Plains.

Regarding temperatures...the increase in winds should keep
temperatures from dropping off much, if at all, overnight. Colder
air will filter into the region beginning in the afternoon as the
surface high begins to build in.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday night through Wednesday)

Issued at 321 PM CST Wed Jan 11 2017

Surface high to settle in over the fa Thursday night. Coldest air
will slide east of the forecast area however with fresh snow, light
winds and skc will still be a cold night with sub 20 below readings.
In addition, return flow and warm advection after midnight may
allow temperatures to level off or limit drop from valley west.

Respectable warm advection and mixing to some degree will allow for
nice thermal recovery from Friday on with temperatures reaching
average values by the end of the weekend with little if any pcpn
expected. First half of next week will continue with at or above
average temperatures. Some pcpn may glance the far SE Tuesday
however confidence low at this point.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon)

Issued at 1156 AM CST Wed Jan 11 2017

VFR through the period. Mostly clear skies with fairly light
northwest winds will gradually turn to the southwest as surface
high pressure passes to the south. By Thursday morning, winds
will switch back around to the northwest and increase as a
compact surface low moves across southern Manitoba. Winds will be
the strongest across northeast North Dakota so have included a
BLSN mention at KDVL for late in the period.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...Wind Chill Advisory from 9 PM this evening to noon CST Thursday
     for NDZ049-052-053.

     Wind Chill Advisory until noon CST Thursday for NDZ039.

     Winter Weather Advisory from 3 AM to noon CST Thursday for
     NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054.

     Wind Chill Advisory until 3 AM CST Thursday for NDZ006>008-
     014>016-024-026>030-038-054.

MN...Wind Chill Advisory from 9 PM this evening to noon CST Thursday
     for MNZ006-009-017-024-029>032-040.

     Wind Chill Advisory until noon CST Thursday for MNZ002-003-015-
     016-022-023-027-028.

     Winter Weather Advisory from 3 AM to noon CST Thursday for
     MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014.

     Wind Chill Advisory until 3 AM CST Thursday for MNZ001-004-005-
     007-008-013-014.

&&

SHORT TERM...Lee
LONG TERM...Voelker
AVIATION...Lee
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 4:33 AM CST, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
433 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121045-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
433 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA, WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE ARE
EXPECTED TODAY IN MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA MAINLY WEST OF A BAUDETTE TO MAHNOMEN TO WAHPETON LINE.
TONIGHT WILL SEE LOW WIND CHILLS SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW
WIND CHILLS. LOWEST WIND CHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
WILL BE IN THE 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DTR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 3:33 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFGFClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more23 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2017Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2017Every wind chill 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.