High Wind Warning 4, NWS Aberdeen, SD

Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Buffalo County, SD, Campbell County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Corson County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Dewey County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD, Walworth County, SD

210 
WWUS73 KABR 120805
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
305 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-122100-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260312T2000Z-260313T0600Z/
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Fort Thompson, McIntosh, Mobridge, Murdo,
Onida, Miller, Kennebec, Herreid, Eureka, Isabel, Gettysburg,
Fort Pierre, Pierre, Faulkton, Highmore, and Ipswich
305 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026 /205 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and north central South Dakota.

* WHEN...From 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ this afternoon to 1 AM CDT 
  /midnight MDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-122100-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Webster, Britton, Clear Lake, Watertown,
Clark, Sisseton, Ortonville, Milbank, Hayti, and Wheaton
305 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 
AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South 
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and 
  Roberts Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

SDZ006-018-122100-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T0900Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Redfield and Aberdeen
305 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 
AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

07

396 
WWUS73 KABR 121641
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1141 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-130600-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260312T2000Z-260313T0600Z/
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Isabel, Mobridge, Herreid, Kennebec,
Miller, Gettysburg, Highmore, Onida, McIntosh, Ipswich, Faulkton,
Eureka, Pierre, Fort Pierre, Murdo, and Fort Thompson
1141 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026 /1041 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 80 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and north central South Dakota.

* WHEN...From 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ this afternoon to 1 AM CDT 
  /midnight MDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-130600-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Watertown, Webster, Sisseton, Ortonville,
Clark, Britton, Wheaton, Hayti, Milbank, and Clear Lake
1141 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 
AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South 
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and 
  Roberts Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

SDZ006-018-130600-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T0900Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Redfield and Aberdeen
1141 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 
AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

Vipond

457 
WWUS73 KABR 122019
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

SDZ006-018-130630-
/O.EXT.KABR.HW.W.0004.260312T2100Z-260313T0900Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Redfield and Aberdeen
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-130630-
/O.EXT.KABR.HW.W.0004.260312T2200Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Watertown, Webster, Sisseton, Ortonville,
Clark, Britton, Wheaton, Hayti, Milbank, and Clear Lake
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South 
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and 
  Roberts Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-130600-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T0600Z/
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Isabel, Mobridge, Herreid, Kennebec,
Miller, Gettysburg, Highmore, Onida, McIntosh, Ipswich, Faulkton,
Eureka, Pierre, Fort Pierre, Murdo, and Fort Thompson
319 PM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026 /219 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ 
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 80 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and north central South Dakota.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

Vipond

815 
WWUS73 KABR 130552
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1252 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-130700-
/O.EXP.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T0600Z/
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Herreid, Fort Thompson, Eureka, Isabel,
Mobridge, Pierre, Kennebec, Faulkton, McIntosh, Miller,
Gettysburg, Ipswich, Onida, Highmore, Fort Pierre, and Murdo
1252 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 /1152 PM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ EARLY 
THIS MORNING...

Winds have decreased below warning criteria.

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-131200-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Ortonville, Clark, Clear Lake, Hayti,
Milbank, Sisseton, Webster, Wheaton, Britton, and Watertown
1252 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South 
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and 
  Roberts Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

SDZ006-018-130900-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T0900Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Redfield and Aberdeen
1252 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Brown and Spink Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

12

801 
WWUS73 KABR 130748
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
248 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

SDZ006-018-130900-
/O.CAN.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T0900Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Redfield and Aberdeen
248 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds have decreased below warning criteria.

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-131200-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Ortonville, Clark, Clear Lake, Hayti,
Milbank, Sisseton, Webster, Wheaton, Britton, and Watertown
248 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South 
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and 
  Roberts Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and 
  cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around 
or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

12

583 
WWUS73 KABR 131145
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
645 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-131245-
/O.EXP.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Webster, Milbank, Watertown, Wheaton,
Hayti, Clear Lake, Sisseton, Clark, Britton, and Ortonville
645 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Winds have decreased below warning criteria.

$$

TMT

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1257 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A few snow showers will pass from west to east this afternoon
  across the northern tier of the state. Limited accumulations
  expected.

- A clipper system brings strong winds in for Thursday afternoon
  and evening, although confidence is low in regards to peak
  strength/timing of the winds. Winds potentially could gusts up
  over 60 mph in central/north central SD and above 50 mph for the
  Sisseton hills region. High Wind Watch has been expanded into
  the James valley.

- Mild temperatures and dry conditions will raise fire weather
  concerns for Thursday afternoon as well. Fire Weather Watch is
  in effect. Very little overall precipitation with this system.

- Another area of low pressure will bring a 50 to 70% chance for
  snow or a mix this weekend. High and low temperatures Sunday
  into Monday will be about 15 to 20 degrees below normal.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1240 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The aviation discussion has been updated for the 18Z TAFS.

UPDATE Issued at 1025 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Only elements that needed some updates for the remainder of today
are PoPs and Sky. This is mainly to account for the incoming
brief snow showers across northern sections of SD into west
central MN as well as the persistent fog out ahead of the precip
across areas between the Missouri and James Valleys and on the
west side of the Prairie Coteau in parts of Brown/Marshall/Day
Counties.

UPDATE Issued at 615 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Fog remains over much of north central SD early this morning,
which will mix/improve to 5 miles visibility or higher by 18Z at
all locations. Most areas have been experiencing variable
visibility between 1/2 mile and 3 miles. The ongoing forecast
remains on track this morning.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 216 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Snow continues to move east and out of the CWA. Focus for today is
the instability created by cool mid level temperatures, about a
standard deviation below climo at 700mb with an upper trough
directly overhead. NAM BUFKIT profiles indicate steep low level
lapse rates, and a decent convective layer from 5 to 15kft, deep
enough to generate snowfall, with a freezing level of 1 to 2kft.
CAMS also picking up on the convective nature of the environment.
Snow Squall parameter in the NAM highlights the northeast this
evening, however CAMS don't look quite so organized in their
depictions. Given the nature of convection, NBM smooths it out so
have input a blend of CAMS to better detail the nature of
precipitation for the afternoon.

Ahead of the Thursday system, NAM BUFKIT profiles indicate a brief
period of favorable downslope conditions for the lee of the Sisseton
hills, with 50kts in the critical layer. Flow is mostly westerly and
the inversion weak so probably not going to exceed 60 mph at
Peever, however the HRRR and ECAM both top out in the low 40kt
range so up around 50 is definitely possible.

With the Thursday clipper, there is better consistency in model
placement and timing of the low track/intensity, though the use of
the adjective 'better' here is me being passive aggressive. The GFS
still has the most consistency with a low moving through the far
northeast of Montana/northwest North Dakota straight through to
Fargo/Grand Forks and then making a short loop into the Western
Lakes region. The Canadian takes a flatter trajectory along the
ND/SD state line into the Western Lakes region. The EC is now in
line with the GFS, whereas yesterday it was quite a bit weaker
until the system rapidly deepens as it approached the Western
Lakes region. And the NAM is the largest outlier with the low
tracking along the International Border into northern Minnesota.
And there is still about a 10mb difference in the central
pressure of the low between models. Ergo the really really low
confidence in regards to wind speed intensity/timing and
precipitation. The GFS is probably the higher end in regards to
pressure rises on the backside of the system at 12 to 17mb per 6
hours. There is also a duel nature to the cold advection with two
surges showing up in the 850mb analysis between the main
deterministic models. The initial surge of modified Pacific air
goes across the area Thursday in the warm sector, followed by the
Arctic front Thursday evening. These being well separated in time
in the GFS/NAM with the EC on the opposite spectrum with just a
broad cold advection regime. This will influence when we go from a
warm to weakly cold advection regime followed by the stronger
cold advection. Unfortunately there is a lot of wind potential if
we can efficiently mix with 60-100ks of unidirectional flow in the
mid levels, so the ceiling on strong winds is pretty high, but
the confidence on achieving such strong winds is low. Previous
forecast input a blend of higher winds to account for the strong
cold advection and pressure rises associated with the system.

A last minute add on looking over the CAMS wind output lends a
little more confidence on expanding headlines for high winds as well
as the fire danger/red flag potential thanks to a wind shift in
conjunction with the winds ramping up to near warning levels.

As for precipitation, well this is a clipper with a low track to
the north. Warm advection wing will be short lived as it spends
time saturating down into a warmer, drier near surface layer. On
the backside, it will be weakly convectively unstable with wrap
around showers. NBM depiction of a few hundreds is perfectly
acceptable given the current uncertainties and overall nature of
regimes precipitation potential.

Will continue to stick with the NBM in regards to the shallow
amplitude track of this Colorado'esque type low Saturday. Still
some wiggle room between deterministic guidance which is trending
towards a north northwest to south southeast oriented deformation
band of precipitation somewhere across the region. NBM is mainly
presenting with snow initially Saturday morning with a transition
associated with both a diurnal and advection trend of warm air to
transition to rain for parts of the CWA before transitioning back
to snow. Too far out to tell how far north this rain/snow line
will wobble across the area.

The end of the weekend and start of next week continues to be very
cold, with 850mb temperatures a standard deviation below climo, with
the deterministic GFS more in line with GEFS values and the EC still
down to 20 below at 850mb. NBM has trended warmer, through the 25th
75th percentiles range is still about 10 degrees and we can see the
deterministic NBM currently falls closer to that 75th (warmer)
range.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 1240 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

VFR conditions are expected at all terminals the remainder of
today into tonight, with the exception of KABR, who may see some
brief MVFR cigs early this afternoon. Sub-VFR conditions will
return Thursday morning, especially at KABR/KATY/KMBG terminals as
a low pressure system tracks to the north across ND. Light
rain/snow showers will be possible during the morning hours
through the end of this TAF cycle. Low level wind shear will be
possible at KATY/KMBG terminals Thursday morning as a westerly
component to the wind kicks in and increases just off the sfc.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...Fire Weather Watch from Thursday afternoon through Thursday
     evening for SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051.

     High Wind Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday
     night for SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051.

     High Wind Watch from Thursday evening through late Thursday
     night for SDZ006-018.

MN...None.
&&

UPDATE...Vipond
DISCUSSION...07
AVIATION...Vipond

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-120815-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026 /213 AM MDT Wed Mar 11 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A clipper system will bring strong winds to the region Thursday
afternoon and evening, with gusts potentially in excess of 60 mph. A
high wind watch is in effect for the afternoon and through the
evening. With milder temperatures and dry conditions ahead of the
system, and winds shifting to the northwest behind the front, the
fire danger has increased into the Very High to Extreme category, and
a fire weather watch has been issued.

We continue to track a system for Saturday/Saturday night which
looks to potently bring a few inches of snow along with a strong
northeast breeze.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-120815-
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-
Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
313 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and
northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A clipper system will bring strong winds to the region Thursday
evening into the overnight hours, with gusts potentially in excess
of 50 mph.

We continue to track a system for Saturday/Saturday night which
looks to potently bring a few inches of snow along with a strong
northeast breeze.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.