WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 901 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TODAY...
.OCCASIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGHOUT
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE HIGHEST
TOTALS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE STORM SLOWLY WEAKENS AND MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA.
MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-270000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WW.Y.0043.091226T1501Z-091227T0000Z/
ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE
901 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW
IN OPEN AREAS.
* TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE.
CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA ROAD
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
DK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 536 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 545 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO GUST OVER 25 MPH AT TIMES AND PRODUCE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF TONIGHT AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1123 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...
.AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW
WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS
ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS
FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE
REGION.
FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL
SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME
VERY DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME
BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL
THROUGH RURAL NON-SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL
BE NEAR ZERO.
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO
12 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY.
CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND
MINNESOTA.
MNZ030-040-261800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE
1122 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT
  BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 3 TO
  6INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL
  MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 10 TO 16 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS.
* PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY.
  INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH
  DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO TRAVEL IS ADVISED
  THROUGHOUT ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ROAD CONDITIONS AND
  CLOSURES FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING
  511.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.*
&&
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 946 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL HIT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...
.AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN MOST AREAS
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER A BIT LESS SNOW
WILL FALL WITH NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS
ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF WHAT HAS FALLEN WILL GIVE STORM TOTALS
FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE
REGION.
FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... TODAY WILL
SEE BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL
OCCUR WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY
DIFFICULT IN MANY AREAS AND SOME EAST-WEST ROADS MAY BECOME
BLOCKED BY DRIFTS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED....ESPECIALLY TRAVEL
THROUGH RURAL NON-SHELTERED AREAS WHERE VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL
BE NEAR ZERO.
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOW WILL FALL AS WELL WITH ANOTHER 8 TO
12 INCHES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEAST AND NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AND THUS BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE. DRIFTING
SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN OPEN COUNTRY.
CALL 511 FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS IN THE DAKOTAS AND
MINNESOTA.
MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-261800-
/O.CON.KFGF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
946 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
* BANDS OF SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING ON SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY OF 8 TO
12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL
MAKE STORM TOTALS SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 12 TO 20 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
* PLAN NOW TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY INTO SATURDAY.
INTERSTATE 29 IS CLOSED FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH
DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES
FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA CAN BE FOUND BY DIALING 511.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
$$