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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2021, 12:08 PM CST for 9 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2021, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
248 WWUS73 KFGF 151808 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1208 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-054-160000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.210115T1808Z-210116T0000Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Barnes- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Cooperstown, Valley City, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 1208 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Towner, Cavalier, Benson, Ramsey, Eddy, Nelson, Griggs, Barnes and Western Walsh Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
116 WWUS73 KFGF 152052 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 252 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-152200- /O.CAN.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 252 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have decreased across the Devils Lake Basin. $$ NDZ028-038-160000- /O.CON.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Griggs-Barnes- Including the cities of Cooperstown and Valley City 252 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Barnes and Griggs Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
594 WWUS73 KFGF 152357 NPWFGF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 557 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 NDZ028-038-160100- /O.EXP.KFGF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Griggs-Barnes- Including the cities of Cooperstown and Valley City 557 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... Wind gusts have diminished, so the advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 12:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grand Forks, Pembina, Ransom, Sargent, Steele, Traill and 1 more | 6 hr |
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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.