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WWUS43 KBIS 020101
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

...A WINTRY MIX FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT...AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND
SNOW TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATE TONIGHT AS RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...CHANGE TO RAIN ON
FRIDAY...THEN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY...A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED. FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MAY
SEE THROUGH THE DAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A BAND
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TO THE SOUTH OF THIS...WILL EXTEND FROM
WILLISTON TO GARRISON AND CARRINGTON.

LITTLE OR NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SOUTHWEST OR SOUTH CENTRAL.

NDZ001>004-009>012-017>019-021-020915-
/O.CON.KBIS.WW.Y.0012.121102T0600Z-121103T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...GARRISON
801 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAINLY 
  FROM CROSBY AND STANLEY EAST THROUGH MINOT TO THE TURTLE 
  MOUNTAINS... RUGBY AND CARRINGTON BY SATURDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE
NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE
THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

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NDZ005-013-022-023-025-020915-
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ROLETTE-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...RUGBY...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...
CARRINGTON
801 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO
7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* TIMING...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW BY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE
NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL ADVISES...REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT USE
THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THESE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

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