WWUS73 KBIS 012357
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND MOST
OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...

.STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BISMARCK AND MANDAN AREAS...AS
WELL AS THE LINTON...ELGIN...AND CENTER AREAS. SURROUNDING THIS
AREA...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS INCLUDES THE JAMESTOWN...DICKINSON AND
WASHBURN AND MINOT AREAS. A DEEP BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
NEBRASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY AND WARNING CRITERIA AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

NDZ020-034>036-042-045>047-050-020500-
/O.UPG.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0002.080501T2357Z-080502T0500Z/
OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...
ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /557 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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NDZ011>013-018-019-021>023-025-033-037-041-048-051-020500-
/O.CON.KBIS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
STARK-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-LA MOURE-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...
BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...
DICKINSON...JAMESTOWN...MOTT...EDGELEY...OAKES
657 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /557 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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