Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 6, 2007, 9:48 PM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jan 7, 2007, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2007, 9:48 PM MST (04:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2007, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2007, 3:59 AM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Golden Valley County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Rapelje, MT | |
| Jan 7, 2:23 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 93 | 2 S Nye, MT | |
| Jan 7, 3:05 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 56 | 3 E Livingston, MT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 070448 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 948 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF STRONG DISTURBANCES WILL DROP OUT OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND ACROSS NORTHERN MONTANA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS FROM LIVINGSTON TO NYE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA MID DAY MONDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD WHEATLAND AND SWEET GRASS COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY GENERATING STRONG AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS IN THESE AREAS. MTZ065-071500- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 948 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH TO OCCUR...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WHEN STRONG WINDS DO OCCUR IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA...EXTREME CROSSWINDS GENERALLY OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ MTZ066-071500- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 948 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH TO OCCUR...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-071500- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T0500Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 948 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY. ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH TO OCCUR...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGHER EXPOSED LOCATIONS...WITH RIVER AND CREEK VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SLIGHTLY WEAKER WIND SPEEDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 071042 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 342 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 .YET ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RISK OF STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. MTZ065-071900- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 342 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. YET ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN THE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT WIND GUSTS OF 74 MPH TO THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT FRIDAY NIGHT....THUS EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN STRONG WINDS DO OCCUR IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA...EXTREME CROSSWINDS GENERALLY OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ MTZ066-071900- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 342 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. YET ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN THE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT WIND GUSTS OF 82 MPH TO THE NYE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...THUS EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 85 TO 90 MPH. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-071900- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T0500Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 342 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HIGHER EXPOSED LOCATIONS...WITH RIVER AND CREEK VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SLIGHTLY WEAKER WIND SPEEDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ029>033-036-037-071900- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T0900Z-070109T0100Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER- CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 342 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND COULD REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 071647 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 947 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 .ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RISK OF STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. MTZ065-080100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 947 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING AT LIVINGSTON AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN STRONG WINDS DO OCCUR IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA...EXTREME CROSSWINDS GENERALLY OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ MTZ066-080100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T1800Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 947 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING AT NYE AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-080100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.070107T1800Z-070108T0500Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 947 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ029>033-036-037-080100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T0900Z-070109T0100Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER- CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 947 AM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND COULD REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 072307 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 407 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS ALBERTA TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW VERY STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA. AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE DAKOTAS EARLY ON MONDAY...IT WILL BRING A WEAK FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS. MTZ065-080715- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 407 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 74 MPH HAVE OCCURRED AT LIVINGSTON AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WHEN STRONG WINDS DO OCCUR IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA...EXTREME CROSSWINDS GENERALLY OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ MTZ066-080715- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1800Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 407 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH HAVE OCCURRED AT NYE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-080500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T0500Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 407 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT JUDITH GAP THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ029>033-036-037-080715- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T1300Z-070109T0100Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER- CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 407 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA EARLY MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND COULD REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 080420 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 920 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS ALBERTA TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW VERY STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA. THE STRONG WINDS COULD POSSIBLY SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA BY MONDAY MORNING. MTZ028-041-042-063-081200- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 920 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ065-066-081230- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 920 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY LATE MORNING WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DECREASE. STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE NYE AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WHEN STRONG WINDS DO OCCUR IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA...EXTREME CROSSWINDS GENERALLY OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ MTZ029>033-036-037-081230- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T1300Z-070109T0100Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER- CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 920 PM MST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA EARLY MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND COULD REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE EXACT STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 081059 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA TODAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT AS IT MOVES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL DECREASE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND STILLWATER RIVER VALLEYS DURING THAT TIME. MTZ065-081900- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0003.070109T2100Z-070110T1500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY...WITH WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. YET ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS...OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...TO THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY...DECREASING THE WINDS BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER VALLEY. $$ MTZ066-081900- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0003.070109T2100Z-070110T1500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL BE ANOTHER WINDY DAY TODAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED...BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. YET ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS...OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH...TO THE UPPER UPPER STILLWATER VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY...DECREASING THE WINDS BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-081200- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070108T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ADDITIONAL HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL HOWEVER...BE WINDY TODAY...WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. $$ MTZ029-030-081200- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T1300Z-070109T0100Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY...THUS THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DESPITE THIS...IT STILL IS EXPECTED TO BE WINDY TODAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. $$ MTZ031>033-036-037-081900- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.070108T1300Z-070109T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0004.070108T1300Z-070109T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY... BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 359 AM MST MON JAN 8 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. THEY WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY MID MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. THE WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 6, 9:06 PM MST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 9:06 PM MST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
906 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR SUN AND MON...
UPDATE FOR ZONES AND AFP TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG AREA OF CONVERGENCE FROM HARLOWTON SOUTHEAST THROUGH BILLINGS
AND SHERIDAN. 00Z WRF HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE AND HAVE
RAISED POPS TO LIKELY ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
AN INCH OR LESS. BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES AND THIS
ALREADY COVERED WITH GOING FORECAST. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA BUT GUSTS TO 50 MPH STILL POSSIBLE WITH CONVECTIVE
SNOW SHOWERS.
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA BACKING TO THE WEST AS ANOTHER
STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO MONTANA. THIS WILL ALLOW LEE-SIDE
TROUGH TO DEEPEN AND GAP FLOW WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE UPPER
YELLOWSTONE AND UPPER STILLWATER VALLEYS. 700MB WINDS INCREASING
TO 60KTS WITH MID LEVELS BECOMING STABLE. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO
DEVELOP BY 18Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH 18Z MONDAY. WILL ALSO ISSUE A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE JUDITH GAP AREA DUE TO STRONG PRESSURE
FALLS BY LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ADVANCING COLD FRONT. WILL HOLD
OFF ON ISSUING ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES AS
STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA AFTER 00Z MON. BELIEVE
DIURNAL INVERSIONS AND STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL PREVENT
STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. RICHMOND
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR TUE...WED...THU...FRI...SAT...
EXTENDED PACKAGE REMAINS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAVE NOT MADE ANY
MAJOR CHANGES WITH THIS ISSUANCE. MODELS OVERALL IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN LATER PERIODS BUT NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
ARCTIC FRONT TO ARRIVE MID WEEK. RIDGING WILL BE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE
FLOW WILL BRING ONE MORE WARM DAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET
LATER IN THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH BY THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK USHERING IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT
WITH THE TIMING NOR EXTENT OF ARCTIC AIR. THE GFS BRINGS THE
FRONT INTO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
BRINGING PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR RESULTING IN 850MB TEMPERATURES
OF -25C BY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE ECMWF DOES NOT BRING THE
FRONT THROUGH UNTIL ABOUT 24 HOURS LATER AND KEEPS THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA. IN ANY CASE...CONFIDENCE
IS HIGH FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE FRONT WITH A CHANCE
FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...ALONG
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FOR HIGHS WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS BELOW ZERO. HOOLEY
&&
.AVIATION...
A BAND OF SNOW WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM
HARLOWTON TO BILLINGS TO SHERIDAN THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1SM IN SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONAL
MVFR CEILINGS AROUND 2KFT MSL WITH THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST
AND SOUTH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. CHAMBERS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 019/034 030/042 028/041 022/036 006/009 903/006 905/009
72/W 22/O 20/B 03/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
LVM 018/033 032/040 026/041 023/030 004/008 903/005 905/008
43/J 32/O 20/N 23/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
HDN 018/036 025/043 026/041 020/037 002/009 902/006 904/009
52/W 32/O 20/B 03/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
MLS 018/034 023/036 018/038 014/030 000/008 907/005 909/008
32/J 33/O 20/B 23/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
4BQ 017/035 021/037 021/041 017/035 003/010 905/007 907/010
40/N 33/O 20/B 03/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
BHK 018/031 021/035 016/036 016/032 001/006 908/003 910/006
31/N 33/S 20/B 23/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
SHR 015/033 022/039 021/037 018/037 001/009 903/005 905/008
62/J 22/O 20/B 03/J 32/S 22/S 22/S
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY
FOR ZONES 28-41-42-63.
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST
MONDAY FOR ZONES 65-66.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 9:46 PM MST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 946 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-080500- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 946 PM MST SAT JAN 6 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN BIG HORN COUNTY AND SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. GIVEN RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES SNOW MELTING AND RE- FREEZING ON AREA ROADS IS A POSSIBILITY PERSONS TRAVELING SHOULD USE CAUTION TRAVELING OVER NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWING THIS...ANOTHER WINDY PERIOD IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. THE CHANGE WILL INCLUDE MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING EXACTLY HOW THIS PATTERN CHANGE WILL EVOLVE...SO PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:42 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Musselshell, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.