HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 501 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 415 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WITH
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND CHILL VALUES
IN THE WEST WILL RANGE FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ALONG WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR MOST OF CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
WORSEN LATE TONIGHT AS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW DEVELOP
BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TO 20 AND 35 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO LOWER VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS LATER TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS THE WEST.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN A
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM MINOT TO
BISMARCK AND INTO JAMESTOWN. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL
BE OBSERVED AT TIMES. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
SNOW WILL LESSEN IN INTENSITY SATURDAY BUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
ABATE DURING THE DAY.
MOTORISTS AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED WITH THE
LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED DURING THIS STORM.
STORM SPOTTERS AND COOP OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WITH THEIR SNOWFALL REPORTS AND STORM TOTALS.
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