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WWUS45 KFSD 171616
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1015 AM CST MON FEB 17 2003

.A VIGOROUS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE DAKOTAS 
THIS AFTERNOON...AND MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE...WILL BE FOLLOWED BY 
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 
SHOULD RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THE CROSSWINDS...CAN BE A HAZARD TO 
HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. ALSO THE STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW 
AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.


MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-172200-
COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
PIPESTONE MN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...WINDOM...SLAYTON...
PIPESTONE...MARSHALL AND JACKSON
1015 AM CST MON FEB 17 2003

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REST OF THIS MORNING 
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS
MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE BUFFALO RIDGE. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING 
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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SDZ050-057-063-172200-
BRULE SD-CHARLES MIX SD-GREGORY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE ANDES...PICKSTOWN AND CHAMBERLAIN
1015 AM CST MON FEB 17 2003

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL SHIFT TO STRONG WEST TO 
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 
THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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RSR