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WWUS45 KBIS 132008
NPWBIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
159 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2004

...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND 
WARNING ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
.THE STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVING THROUGH THE REGION IS PRODUCING 
MORE WIND AND LESS SNOW THAN EARLIER EXPECTED. THE AREA OF 
SIGNIFICANT SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH CENTRAL PART 
OF THE STATE...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 
MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS. THERE REMAINS A CHANCE OF A FEW 
BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS SO BE PREPARED FOR TEMPORARY VISIBILITY 
REDUCTIONS.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140300-
ADAMS-BILLINGS-BOWMAN-BURKE-BURLEIGH-DICKEY-DIVIDE-DUNN-EMMONS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-GRANT-HETTINGER-KIDDER-LA MOURE-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-MERCER-MORTON-MOUNTRAIL-OLIVER-SHERIDAN-SIOUX-SLOPE-
STARK-STUTSMAN-WELLS-WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMIDON...ASHLEY...BEACH...BEULAH...
BISMARCK...BOWBELLS...BOWMAN...CARRINGTON...CENTER...CROSBY...
DICKINSON...ELGIN...ELLENDALE...FORT YATES...HARVEY...HAZEN...
HETTINGER...JAMESTOWN...KILLDEER...LAMOURE...LINTON...MANDAN...
MCCLUSKY...MEDORA...MOTT...NAPOLEON...NEW SALEM...NEW TOWN...
STEELE...UNDERWOOD...WATFORD CITY...WILLISTON
159 PM CST (1259 PM MST) SAT MAR 13 2004

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CST (1 PM MST ) SATURDAY 
UNTIL 12 AM CST (11 PM MST ) SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND 
WARNING.

REMEMBER...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.  

DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE 
EXTRA CARE IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY OR TOPPLE...
AND ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

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RSL