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High Wind Watch 4, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 6, 2007

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind watch at Jan 6, 2007, 4:56 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2007, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2007, 4:56 AM MST (11:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2007, 6:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 6, 2007, 8:29 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 6, 3:59 AM MST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 3:59 AM MST, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:51 PM MST, 13 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
351 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

MTZ009-014-048-061245-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
351 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT
ABOVE 5000 FEET. EXPECT AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY.

ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT. THIS SNOWFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROADWAYS TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ010-061245-
EASTERN GLACIER-
351 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT. THIS SNOWFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROADWAYS TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ011>013-044>047-049>051-054-061245-
HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER-
351 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT. THIS SNOWFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROADWAYS TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MTZ008-015-052-053-055-061245-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
351 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT. THIS SNOWFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROADWAYS TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 6, 3:30 AM MST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 6, 4:21 AM MST, 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 6, 4:24 AM MST, 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 6, 4:28 AM MST, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 6, 4:36 AM MST, 20 minutes before
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