SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 739
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   440 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR EASTERN MONTANA
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 440 AM UNTIL NOON CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF MINOT NORTH DAKOTA TO 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
   DICKINSON NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
   SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 738...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS NOW FORMING IN WARM ADVECTION/UPPER DIFFLUENCE
   ZONE DOWNSTREAM FROM APPROACHING UPPER IMPULSE IN MT EXPECTED TO
   GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY AS DISTURBANCE CONTINUES
   E/NEWD.  VARIATION OF DEEP WIND PROFILES IN TIME/SPACE ACROSS WW
   SUGGESTS THAT ACTIVITY MAY EVOLVE INTO SEVERAL SMALL CLUSTERS WITH
   VARIABLE STORM MOTIONS...BEFORE THE STORMS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED
   AS THE SHEAR STRENGTHENS AND UNIFIES LATER THIS MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 739
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   440 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR EASTERN MONTANA
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 440 AM UNTIL NOON CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF MINOT NORTH DAKOTA TO 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
   DICKINSON NORTH DAKOTA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
   SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 738...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS NOW FORMING IN WARM ADVECTION/UPPER DIFFLUENCE
   ZONE DOWNSTREAM FROM APPROACHING UPPER IMPULSE IN MT EXPECTED TO
   GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY AS DISTURBANCE CONTINUES
   E/NEWD.  VARIATION OF DEEP WIND PROFILES IN TIME/SPACE ACROSS WW
   SUGGESTS THAT ACTIVITY MAY EVOLVE INTO SEVERAL SMALL CLUSTERS WITH
   VARIABLE STORM MOTIONS...BEFORE THE STORMS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED
   AS THE SHEAR STRENGTHENS AND UNIFIES LATER THIS MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI

   WOUS64 KWNS 240937
   WOU9
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 739
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   440 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006
   
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 739 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM CDT
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   MTC021-083-085-091-109-241700-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0739.060824T0940Z-060824T1700Z/
   
   MT 
   .    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   DAWSON               RICHLAND            ROOSEVELT           
   SHERIDAN             WIBAUX              
   
   
   NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
   061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241700-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0739.060824T0940Z-060824T1700Z/
   
   ND 
   .    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BILLINGS             BOTTINEAU           BURKE               
   BURLEIGH             DIVIDE              DUNN                
   GOLDEN VALLEY        GRANT               HETTINGER           
   KIDDER               MCHENRY             MCKENZIE            
   MCLEAN               MERCER              MORTON              
   MOUNTRAIL            OLIVER              PIERCE              
   RENVILLE             ROLETTE             SHERIDAN            
   SLOPE                STARK               WARD                
   WELLS                WILLIAMS            
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...
   
   
   

   SAW9 
   WW 739 SEVERE TSTM MT ND 240940Z - 241700Z
   AXIS..115 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   55NNW MOT/MINOT ND/ - 20SSW DIK/DICKINSON ND/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 100NM E/W /48NNW MOT - 21SSW DIK/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   LAT...LON 48979920 46500054 46500537 48970427
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.
   

Watch 739 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 739

VALID 241630Z - 241700Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NE BHK TO
60 N ISN.

WW 739 WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER WW BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION TIME 
OF 241700Z. THE NEW WW WILL INCLUDE MUCH OF ND INTO PARTS OF NERN
SD AND A PORTION OF EXTRME WRN MN.

..DIAL..08/24/06

ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 739 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241700-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BILLINGS	     BOTTINEAU		 BURKE		     
BURLEIGH	     DIVIDE		 DUNN		     
GOLDEN VALLEY	     GRANT		 HETTINGER	     
KIDDER		     MCHENRY		 MCKENZIE	     
MCLEAN		     MERCER		 MORTON 	     
MOUNTRAIL	     OLIVER		 PIERCE 	     
RENVILLE	     ROLETTE		 SHERIDAN	     
SLOPE		     STARK		 WARD		     
WELLS		     WILLIAMS		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 739

VALID 241520Z - 241640Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE BHK TO
55 N ISN.

..TAYLOR..08/24/06

ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 739 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241640-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BILLINGS	     BOTTINEAU		 BURKE		     
BURLEIGH	     DIVIDE		 DUNN		     
GOLDEN VALLEY	     GRANT		 HETTINGER	     
KIDDER		     MCHENRY		 MCKENZIE	     
MCLEAN		     MERCER		 MORTON 	     
MOUNTRAIL	     OLIVER		 PIERCE 	     
RENVILLE	     ROLETTE		 SHERIDAN	     
SLOPE		     STARK		 WARD		     
WELLS		     WILLIAMS		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 739

VALID 241435Z - 241540Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE BHK TO
55 N ISN.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1867

..TAYLOR..08/24/06

ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 739 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241540-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BILLINGS	     BOTTINEAU		 BURKE		     
BURLEIGH	     DIVIDE		 DUNN		     
GOLDEN VALLEY	     GRANT		 HETTINGER	     
KIDDER		     MCHENRY		 MCKENZIE	     
MCLEAN		     MERCER		 MORTON 	     
MOUNTRAIL	     OLIVER		 PIERCE 	     
RENVILLE	     ROLETTE		 SHERIDAN	     
SLOPE		     STARK		 WARD		     
WELLS		     WILLIAMS		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 739

VALID 241340Z - 241440Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE BHK TO
55 N ISN.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1867

..TAYLOR..08/24/06

ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 739 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241440-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BILLINGS	     BOTTINEAU		 BURKE		     
BURLEIGH	     DIVIDE		 DUNN		     
GOLDEN VALLEY	     GRANT		 HETTINGER	     
KIDDER		     MCHENRY		 MCKENZIE	     
MCLEAN		     MERCER		 MORTON 	     
MOUNTRAIL	     OLIVER		 PIERCE 	     
RENVILLE	     ROLETTE		 SHERIDAN	     
SLOPE		     STARK		 WARD		     
WELLS		     WILLIAMS		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 739

VALID 241035Z - 241140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BROYLES..08/24/06

ATTN...WFO...GGW...BIS...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 739 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MTC021-083-085-091-109-241140-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DAWSON		     RICHLAND		 ROOSEVELT	     
SHERIDAN	     WIBAUX		 
$$


NDC007-009-013-015-023-025-033-037-041-043-049-053-055-057-059-
061-065-069-075-079-083-087-089-101-103-105-241140-

ND 
.    NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BILLINGS	     BOTTINEAU		 BURKE		     
BURLEIGH	     DIVIDE		 DUNN		     
GOLDEN VALLEY	     GRANT		 HETTINGER	     
KIDDER		     MCHENRY		 MCKENZIE	     
MCLEAN		     MERCER		 MORTON 	     
MOUNTRAIL	     OLIVER		 PIERCE 	     
RENVILLE	     ROLETTE		 SHERIDAN	     
SLOPE		     STARK		 WARD		     
WELLS		     WILLIAMS		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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