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General Discussion / Re: Happy Thanksgiving, TWC Today!

« on: November 24, 2011, 10:25:31 AM »

I moved to Minot, ND on Sept 1, and me and my girlfriend have our anniversary fall on Thanksgiving Day. I will cook turkey and ham, it will just be us. We celebrate 8 years together.

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Local Forecast / Re: Jazz Songs That Should Air on TWC's LOT8s

« on: November 23, 2011, 09:22:55 PM »

This was already used, in 2002 I believe

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Local Forecast / Re: Just received Trammell's LF CDs...

« on: November 21, 2011, 04:24:07 PM »

nice artwork on this CDs better than my generic background, I got mine in 2003

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: November 04, 2011, 11:05:05 AM »

Sorry for not posting, wont have the net until Nov 8th, but here is following statement from NWS, for a potential snow event in Minot:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
400 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.AN EARLY WINTER STORM IS GEARING UP TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. SINCE THIS IS AN EARLY
STORM...MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW WILL
EVENTUALLY FALL...AS THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN
BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THE TRACK OF THE STORM WILL BRING THE
BEST CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE
2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE WATCH
AREA...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA MORE
OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL AS RAIN...THEN CHANGE TO
SNOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE IN TRACK
OR INTENSITY COULD BRING MORE SNOW TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

SOME PLACES THAT MAY SEE THE STRONGER IMPACTS OF THIS STORM
INCLUDE BEACH...DICKINSON...WILLISTON...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...
CROSBY AND BOTTINEAU.

THOSE CONCERNED WITH SEVERE WINTER WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS ON THIS EARLY WINTER
STORM SYSTEM.

NDZ001>004-009>011-017-018-031-032-041700-
/O.CON.KBIS.WS.A.0008.111105T2100Z-111106T2200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-
DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY...
KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA
400 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 /300 AM MDT FRI NOV 4 2011/

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

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

* LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
  COULD CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 31, 2011, 07:39:07 PM »

Winter Weather development for Minot, ND for this weekend, from the National Weather Service:
 
 ... POSSIBLE FALL SNOWSTORM MAY AFFECT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS WEEKEND...
 
 A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST FRIDAY... THEN INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL ALREADY BE IN PLACE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL SNOW... GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER... MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THIS POSSIBLE FALL SNOWSTORM... IN LOCATION... TIMING... AND OVERALL SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
 
 STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS THE LATEST INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIAL FALL SNOW STORM BECOME AVAILABLE.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 24, 2011, 11:44:14 PM »

Hazardous Wx Statement for Rain Snow Mix from NWS:

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
454 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-251000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
454 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011 /354 AM MDT MON OCT 24 2011/

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

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 30S MONDAY
NIGHT...RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR
NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO SLIDE ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 24, 2011, 05:44:23 PM »

Cloudy and 48 right now, cool and nippy here in Minot. Lows tonight will be in the mid 30s with a chance of rain snow mix in the morning, then rain in the afternoon and a high near 50

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 21, 2011, 09:40:34 AM »

CONDITIONS AT MINOT:

  SUNNY
  TEMP 38 WIND CHILL 34
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83% DEW POINT 33
  BAROMETRIC PRESSURE 29.95 RISING
  WIND WSW 9 MPH
  VISIBILITY 10 MI
  UV INDEX 0
  UV INDEX FORECAST 2
   SNOW 0.0 IN
  OCTOBER PRECIPITATION: 0.95 IN (79% OF NORMAL)

36 HR FORECAST, FROM THE NWS:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind between 10 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind at 7 mph becoming south.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

THE ALMANAC:

THE ALMANAC:

Normal Hi:  53
Normal Lo: 32
 
 Record Hi  79 set in 1992
 Record Lo 16 set in 1997

 Sunrise  813 AM
 Sunset   645 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 32 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 28 min
 
 Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
 
THE EXTENDED FORECAST:
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind between 9 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. 

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. 

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. 

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. 

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.   Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. 

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. 

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48


30 DAY OUTLOOK OCT 15 - NOV 15

TEMPERATURES: NEAR NORMAL

PRECIPITATION: ABOVE NORMAL

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 21, 2011, 09:30:19 AM »

Here is the outlook for Precipitation for the same frame. Notice Minot, ND (northern ND) is in the bullseye for greatest likely hoold for below normal temperatures (previous map) and above normal precipitation, and that only means one thing...Expecty drier than normal conditions in the southern states, including prolonged drought for the Lone Star State

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 21, 2011, 09:27:14 AM »

It is warmer than it has been in recent mornings here in Minot. It is 43 with sunny skies today and it will be a little warmer today with highs in the upper 50s. Attached is the Winter Outlook for Temperatures which shows above normal likely hood for the northern tier of the country, including the city of Minot and  Above normal for the southern states, including Texas. The Outlook is for Dec 2011-Feb 2012. We will have a mixture of clouds and sunshine for this weekend with cooler temperatures returning for next week.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 19, 2011, 11:01:25 AM »

CONDITIONS AT MINOT:

SUNNY
  TEMP 25 WIND CHILL 22
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 81% DEW POINT 21
  PRESSURE 30.18IN STEADY
  WIND ESE 4 MPH
  VISIBILITY 7 MI
  UV INDEX 0
  UV INDEX FORECAST 3
  PRECIP 0.0 IN
 SNOW 0.0 IN

THE NWS FORECAST:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southeast wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. South wind between 7 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 9 mph becoming west.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. 

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54. 

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. 

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. 

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. 

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. 

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 18, 2011, 09:36:28 AM »

It is cold outside, 29 degrees with sunny skies this morning in Minot. Sunny skies will prevail today along with diminished winds. It will remain sunny the rest of the week with a 20% or less chance of rain and readings with be in the low to mid 50s for highs and lows in the 30s to low 40s. A chance of rain is possible for next week.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT
 SUNNY
  TEMP 29 WIND CHILL 22
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90% DEW POINT 27
  PRESSURE 30.18IN STEADY
  WIND SW 7 MPH
  VISIBILITY 10 MI
  UV INDEX 0
  UV INDEX FORECAST 2
  PRECIP 0.0 IN
 SNOW 0.0 IN

YOUR LOCAL 36 HR FORECAST, FROM THE NWS:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind between 7 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph

THE ALMANAC:

Normal Hi:  54
Normal Lo: 33
 
 Record Hi 80 set in 2000
 Record Lo 9 set in 1972
 
 Sunrise 809 AM
 Sunset  651 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 42 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 38 min
 
 Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
 Oct Precip - 0.95 in - 79% of normal

THE EXTENDED FORECAST

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind between 9 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. 

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. 

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. 

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. 

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. 

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. 

30 DAY OUTLOOK OCT 15 - NOV 15

TEMPERATURES: NEAR NORMAL

PRECIPITATION: ABOVE NORMAL

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 17, 2011, 09:27:04 AM »

It is Monday in Minot and it is another cool and crisp morning out there. The temperate is 38 degrees with sunny skies, and the forecast calls for more of the same. It will also be breezy with highs in the low to mi 50s. A cool and very chilly tonight as lows will be around 30. It will be cooler for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 20, while temperatures will average out for Thursday and Friday. It will remain variably cloudy throughout the workweek.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT
 SUNNY
  TEMP 37 WIND CHILL 31
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62% DEW POINT 25
  PRESSURE 29.96 IN STEADY
  WIND W 10 MPH
  VISIBILITY 10 MI
  UV INDEX 0
  UV INDEX FORECAST 2
  PRECIP 0.0 IN
 SNOW 0.0 IN

YOUR LOCAL 36 HR FORECAST, FROM THE NWS:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 13 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

THE ALMANAC:

Normal Hi:  55
 Normal Lo: 34
 
 Record Hi 79 set in 1997
 Record Lo 14 set in 1948
 
 Sunrise 807 AM
 Sunset  653 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 46 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 42 min
 
 Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
 Oct Precip - 0.95 in - 79% of normal

THE EXTENDED FORECAST

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. 

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. 

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. 

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 51. 

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. 

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 53. 


30 DAY OUTLOOK OCT 15 - NOV 15

TEMPERATURES: NEAR NORMAL

PRECIPITATION: ABOVE NORMAL

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 16, 2011, 09:14:20 AM »

It is Sunday morning in the Magic City, and a chilly one. Temperatures are in the mid 30s with breezy conditions. The high today is expected to reach around 50 as winds will pick up to about 20 MPH with occasional gusting to 30 MPH. The pattern continue into tonight and Monday as readings will stay consistent around average. It will cool some into midweek as highs will be in the upper 40s and lows in the 20s,  with some moderation back to normal for late week.

Conditions at Minot
 
  SUNNY
  TEMP 35 WIND CHILL 27
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87% DEW POINT 32
  PRESSURE 29.99 IN STEADY
  WIND W 12 MPH
  VISIBILITY 10 MI
  UV INDEX 0
  UV INDEX FORECAST 3
  PRECIP 0.0 IN
 SNOW 0.0 IN

YOUR LOCAL 36 HR FORECAST, FROM THE NWS:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 11 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

THE ALMANAC

Normal Hi:  55
 Normal Lo: 34
 
 Record Hi 84 set in 1961
 Record Lo 13 set in 1976
 
 Sunrise 806 AM
 Sunset  655 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 49 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 46 min
 
 Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
 Oct Precip - 0.95 in - 79% of normal

THE EXTENDED FORECAST

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. 

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. 

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. 

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. 

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. 

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 52.


30 DAY OUTLOOK OCT 15 - NOV 15

TEMPERATURES: NEAR NORMAL

PRECIPITATION: ABOVE NORMAL

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 15, 2011, 06:59:57 PM »

The official low in Minot this morning was 34
The official high today was 53.

 The NWS forecast

Tonight: Isolated showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 8 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 11 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.