Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 26, 2008, 3:57 AM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It was in force for 43 hr. 1 report 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 26, 2008, 3:57 AM MST (10:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2008, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 43 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 11:00 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 27, 2:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 5 Sw Nye, MT | STILLWATER MINE MEASURED SUSTATINED WINDS OF 50 MPH GUSTING BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. POWER KNOCKED OUT AND MINE SHUT DOWN. |
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, 11.0 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
- 1591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 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 261057 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 357 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 .VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS. MTZ065-262300- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080126T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080126T1057Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 357 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON. VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS DURING THIS TIME. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ066-262300- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080126T1057Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 357 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ MTZ028-063-262300- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.080127T0100Z-080128T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 357 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS MAY THEN BECOME VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 261636 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 936 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS BEGINNING TONIGHT. MTZ065-270000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 936 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. $$ MTZ066-270000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 936 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY. 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. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$ MTZ028-063-270000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.080127T0100Z-080128T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 936 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. WINDS MAY THEN BECOME VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. $$ JKL
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 262243 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 343 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS BEGINNING TONIGHT. MTZ028-063-270600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.080127T0100Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080127T0600Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 343 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A GUSTY NORTH WIND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. $$ MTZ041-270600- /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080127T0600Z-080128T0000Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 343 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CRAZY MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A GUSTY NORTH WIND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTHWARD. $$ MTZ065-270600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 343 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. $$ MTZ066-270600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 343 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$ JKL
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 270425 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 925 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 .VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS BEGINNING TONIGHT. MTZ028-041-063-271200- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080127T0600Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 925 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A GUSTY NORTH WIND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH. $$ MTZ065-271200- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 925 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH. WINDS WILL REACH 40 TO 55 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. $$ MTZ066-271200- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 925 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. 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. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 271048 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 348 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS. MTZ028-041-063-280000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 348 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR EXTREME CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A GUSTY NORTH WIND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH. $$ MTZ065-280000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 348 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE STRONGER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH EXPECTED. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. $$ MTZ066-280000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 348 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT THE STILLWATER MINE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS SHOULD THEN DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 271639 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 939 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA WILL KEEP A WEATHER PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE LIVINGSTON AREA. IT WILL BE BREEZY IN OTHER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AS WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT. MTZ028-041-063-271745- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 939 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS TODAY WILL BE 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG RIDGES AND HIGH SPOTS ON LOCAL HIGHWAYS. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE CARRYING LITTLE WEIGHT. $$ MTZ065-280445- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 939 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA ARE EXPECTED TO SURGE UPWARD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS MORNING ARE CURRENTLY 25 TO 40 MPH BUT THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE AND REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON WILL CHANGE QUICKLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP AND DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ066-280445- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 939 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE NYE AREA THIS MORNING CONTINUE TO REACH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 272142 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 242 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA WILL KEEP A WEATHER PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE LIVINGSTON AREA. IT WILL BE BREEZY IN OTHER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AS WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT. MTZ065-280945- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 242 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GUSTS OF UP TO 70 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 50MPH...BUT THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE AND REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON WILL CHANGE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP AND DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ MTZ066-280945- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 242 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE NYE AREA THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE TO REACH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 272341 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 441 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING ARCTIC FRONT FROM THE NORTH. WYZ099-280600- /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.080128T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 441 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS JUST SOUTHWEST OF SHERIDAN. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF SHERIDAN THROUGH THE EVENING INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DEVELOP IN THE TOWN OF SHERIDAN EARLY THIS EVENING AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ MTZ065-281145- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 441 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GUSTS OF UP TO 70 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 50MPH...BUT THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE AND REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPRINGDALE TO LIVINGSTON WILL CHANGE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP AND DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ MTZ066-281145- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 441 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. WINDS IN THE NYE AREA THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE TO REACH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NYE TO THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTH OF NYE. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WEST ROSEBUD CREEK SOUTH OF FIDDLER CREEK ROAD. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 280423 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 923 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING ARCTIC FRONT FROM THE NORTH. MTZ065-066-280530- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 923 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA. TRAVELERS CAN STILL EXPECT AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DRASTICALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA. $$ WYZ099-280600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 923 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE SHERIDAN AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHEAST SHERIDAN COUNTY WHERE GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 90 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. $$ BT
000 WWUS75 KBYZ 280552 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1052 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING ARCTIC FRONT... WYZ099-280700- /O.EXP.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 1052 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST. WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. $$ HOOLEY
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 26, 3:11 AM MST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:11 AM MST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
311 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SUN...
THINGS STILL ON TRACK FOR A MILD TEMPERATURE WISE WEEKEND. BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FOR THIS WEEKEND CONTINUES TO BE WINDS...THEN OF COURSE
VERY STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY.
TODAY...WINDS HAVE HIT ADVISORY CRITERIA A FEW TIMES IN LIVINGSTON
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS LWT-IDA PRESSURE GRADIENT IS UP TO 19 MB.
MODELS OF COURSE UNDER DOING THIS FORECASTING A GRADIENT OF ABOUT
11 FOR NOW. CURRENT STRONG GRADIENT SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF STRONG
COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING. AS FAR AS UPPER WINDS...THEY WILL TURN
FROM A CURRENT WEST NORTHWEST TO A MORE FAVORABLE SOUTHWEST
DIRECTION BY THE END OF THE DAY TODAY...SETTING UP A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE OF HIGH WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...700 MB
WIND SPEEDS DECREASE A BIT DURING TRANSITION TODAY...BUT QUICKLY
PICK UP ONCE AGAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TO KEEP
THINGS SIMPLE...WILL SIMPLY UPGRADE CURRENT ADVISORY TO HIGH WIND
WARNING TO GO THROUGH THE DAY UP TO FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY NIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE A VERY MILD DAY TODAY WITH THE INCREASING SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT AND TEMPERATURES RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE AREA AND HAVE
WARMED TEMPERATURES A BIT...BUT PREVIOUS FORECAST HAD A GOOD
HANDLE ALREADY ON THIS.
TONIGHT...AS NOTED ABOVE...OVERALL PATTERN BECOMING PRETTY
FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WINDS IN GAP FLOW AREAS AS WELL AS SOME
MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY WITH A LOW/MODERATE CRITICAL LAYERS SHOWING
UP. ALSO COMING INTO PLAY WILL BE WHEATLAND COUNTY WITH 70 KNOT
700 MB WINDS PROGGED BY NAM IN JUDITH GAP AND HARLOWTON AREAS. NAM
MAY BE A BIT STRONG AS GFS ABOUT 10-20 KNOTS LOWER. THIS PATTERN
WOULD BE FAVORABLE FRONT STRONG WINDS IN HARLOWTON AND POSSIBLY
JUDITH GAP SO WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR WHEATLAND COUNTY
STARTING THIS EVENING. SHERIDAN CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING GUSTY WEST
WINDS ALREADY AND EXPECT THIS SAME EFFECT TOMORROW NIGHT SO HAVE
PUT IN HIGHER WINDS IN WIND LOCAL EFFECT AREAS WEST OF SHERIDAN
WHICH SHOULD SEE SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT...AS WELL AS THE RED
LODGE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
SUNDAY...ANOTHER VERY MILD DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S
TO 40S. FAVORABLE WIND PROFILE CONTINUES OVER GAP AREAS AND SHOULD
SEE SOME DECREASE IN THREAT OF HIGHER WINDS IN WHEATLAND COUNTY
WITH BETTER MIX TO AIRMASS...BUT WILL BROAD BRUSH THE WATCH THROUGH
THE DAY FOR NOW AND LET LATER SHIFTS PUT BETTER DETAIL IN.
SUNDAY NIGHT...LOW LEVEL WINDS LOOK TO REALLY INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE STRONG COLD FRONT. WILL KEEP THE HIGH WIND GOING IN LIVINGSTON
AND NYE AND HAVER WHEATLAND COUNTY WATCH UP TO 06Z. LOOKS LIKE A
GOOD PLUME OF MOISTURE PUSHING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF UPPER TROUGH
AND COLD FRONT FOR A GOOD SHOT OF SNOW STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT. HAVE
STARTED WITH AROUND 4 INCHES AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUILDING INTO MONDAY AMOUNTS FOR A TOTAL AROUND A FOOT.
VERY TRICKY CALL FOR MIN TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WITH COLD FRONT
FORECASTED TO BE BASICALLY ON COUNTY WARNING AREA AROUND 12Z.
LATEST 06Z NAM HAS SLOWED THIS...BUT EXPERIENCE SAYS FRONT IS
NORMALLY A FEW HOURS QUICKER. AT ANY RATE WILL BE A VERY MILD
NIGHT WITH GOOD MIXING AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEFORE IT ARRIVES SO
HAVE TWEAKED UP TEMPERATURES A BIT ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES...ALTHOUGH
THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE THE RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES DURING
THE DAY MONDAY WITH THE FRONT AND QUICK SHOT OF STRONG WINDS AND
SNOW. RASCH
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR MON...TUE...WED...THU...FRI...
ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST IN STORE FOR THE FORECAST AREA BEGINNING
MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID WEEK. AT THIS TIME...NOT AS
MUCH SNOW EXPECTED AS WITH LAST WEEKS ARCTIC. ALTHOUGH IT IS
STILL A BIT TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT EXACT AMOUNTS. ARCTIC FRONT
BLASTS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MODELS BRING THE FRONT
THROUGH THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 12Z AND THE
SOUTHEAST BY 18Z. HOWEVER...PAST ARCTICS HAVE BEEN COMING THROUGH
SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER THAN WHAT MODELS HAVE SHOWED. IN ANY
CASE...MONDAY HIGHS LOOK TO BE REACHED AROUND DAYBREAK WHICH
WOULD BE SUNDAY OVERNIGHT LOWS. THE SOUTHEAST MAY WARM UP JUST A
TAD BUT MOST LIKELY THOSE HIGHS WILL BE REACHED BY 9AM. ONCE THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH... TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET QUICKLY WITH
READINGS DROPPING AS MUCH AS 20 DEGREES DURING THE DAY WITH THE
MOST EXTREME DROP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. AS FOR SNOW...A STRONG
FRONTOGENESIS BAND MOVES THROUGH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z MAINLY FROM A HARLOWTON TO BILLINGS TO
SHERIDAN LINE AND AREAS WEST. LIKELY POPS LOOK GOOD ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST FOR THE DAY MONDAY. BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW LOOKS POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING AS ATMOSPHERE IS
VERY UNSTABLE. ONCE THE ARCTIC SETTLES IN...NORTHEAST SURFACE
FLOW WILL PREVAIL BRINGING THE CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. AT THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS DO NOT
LOOK TOO IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH GENERALLY AROUND 2
INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
HAVE THE BEST SHOT FOR MORE SNOW WITH THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE
CITY SEEING CLOSE TO A FOOT OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. IN
ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT AND CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
PRESSURE RISES ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR
CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON
AND BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT MONDAY.
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON
TAP FOR TUESDAY ALONG WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. READINGS WILL
ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS CENTRAL AND WEST
WITH SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO AROUND ZERO ACROSS THE EAST.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE REALLY SETTLES IN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH READINGS
WELL BELOW ZERO ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE FAR WEST. AS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES
CENTRAL AND MAINLY WEST AND MOUNTAINS WITH SLOWLY MODERATING
TEMPERATURES. HOOLEY
&&
.AVIATION...
SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING. WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE KLVM AREA AND ALONG THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. HOOLEY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 041 024/041 019/020 908/006 909/014 007/023 013/028
0/N 00/B 26/S 33/S 22/S 21/B 21/B
LVM 042 031/041 023/024 001/014 002/018 011/025 013/030
0/N 01/N 46/S 33/S 32/S 22/J 22/J
HDN 041 017/041 021/022 907/009 910/012 901/024 007/029
0/U 00/B 16/S 33/S 22/S 21/B 11/B
MLS 033 017/036 011/012 911/901 915/001 909/014 002/019
0/U 00/B 26/S 32/S 22/S 22/J 11/B
4BQ 041 016/041 023/024 907/005 910/003 001/022 006/028
0/U 00/B 16/S 32/S 22/S 21/B 11/B
BHK 037 015/042 013/014 915/901 917/903 908/013 001/019
0/N 01/B 25/S 21/I 22/S 21/B 11/B
SHR 042 015/041 023/024 003/014 902/013 002/025 008/029
0/U 00/N 06/S 33/S 22/S 21/B 21/B
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ZONES 28-63.
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR ZONES
65-66.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 8:11 PM MST, 7 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 811 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2008 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-270315- 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- 811 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND OVERNIGHT ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS TO LIVINGSTON. THIS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE OVERNIGHT WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING WHEN GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SPRINGDALE AND LIVINGSTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE OUT OF CANADA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW AS WELL AS A DRAMATIC RETURN TO MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AGAIN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .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 25, 8:57 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:57 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 12 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.