Wind Advisory thru 7 PM

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
341 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON…

.A COLD FRONT WILL BE SURGING SOUTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA TODAY…
REACHING THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT…BEGINNING
FIRST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…AND THEN SPREADING SOUTHEAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH
WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG
PRAIRIE…TO ST CLOUD…TO WASECA.
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KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ALEXANDRIA…LONG PRAIRIE…MORRIS…
GLENWOOD…ST. CLOUD…MADISON…BENSON…MONTEVIDEO…WILLMAR…
LITCHFIELD…GRANITE FALLS…OLIVIA…HUTCHINSON…GAYLORD…
REDWOOD FALLS…NEW ULM…ST. PETER…LE SUEUR…ST. JAMES…
MANKATO…WASECA…OWATONNA…FAIRMONT…BLUE EARTH…ALBERT LEA
341 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…BEGINNING FIRST IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND
NOON…THEN REACHING SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS…BRIEF DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROADS. SMALL
OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Wind Advisory through 1 PM

Wind Advisory through 1 PM

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
424 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

…STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…

.A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA THROUGH 1 PM TODAY. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS…SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE WAKE
OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
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HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ST. CLOUD…FOLEY…ELK RIVER…
MONTEVIDEO…WILLMAR…LITCHFIELD…MONTICELLO…MINNEAPOLIS…
BLAINE…ST. PAUL…STILLWATER…OLIVIA…HUTCHINSON…GAYLORD…
CHASKA…SHAKOPEE…BURNSVILLE…ST. PETER…LE SUEUR…
FARIBAULT…MANKATO…WASECA
424 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH.

* IMPACTS…DIFFICULT DRIVING MAY BE EXPERIENCED ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Wind Advisory Tonight and Tuesday — Winds 30-35 mph with gusts to 45 possible

…VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING…

.A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH
3 PM ON TUESDAY FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RED WING…TO MINNEAPOLIS…TO ALEXANDRIA.

A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND THEN REACH LAKE
SUPERIOR ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING.
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IMMEDIATELY
BEHIND THE COLD…WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COMMON THROUGH THE REST OF
THE ADVISORY PERIOD.

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/O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.100907T0300Z-100907T2000Z/
DOUGLAS-POPE-STEARNS-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ALEXANDRIA…GLENWOOD…ST. CLOUD…
LITCHFIELD…MONTICELLO…MINNEAPOLIS…HUTCHINSON…CHASKA…
SHAKOPEE…BURNSVILLE…FARIBAULT…RED WING
322 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING…VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING QUICKLY BETWEEN
10 PM AND MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND MUCH OF TUESDAY.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS…DIFFICULT DRIVING MAY BE EXPERIENCED ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.