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WWUS43 KBIS 110235
WSWBIS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
935 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SET TO IMPACT WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THIS WEEKEND...

.THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA
REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG
AUTUMN STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY...WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW
BY SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. THERE COULD
BE BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD
OF NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE
94 AND HIGHWAY 85...SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SLIPPERY ROADWAYS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE
EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EXERCISE CAUTION. BE PREPARED TO DELAY TRAVEL...AND STAY TUNED TO
LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-111100-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0008.081011T2100Z-081013T0000Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...
BOWMAN...HETTINGER
935 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008 /835 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

A STRONG AUTUMN STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX CHANGING OVER
TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY.
A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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