Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Jul 30, 2008, 7:37 AM MDT for Flathead County, Lake County, Montana. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2008, 7:37 AM MDT (13:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2008, 2:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 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 KMSO 301337 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 .SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CONSIDERABLY OVER WESTERN MONTANA TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME GUSTY BY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE TRANSPORTED DOWN TO THE SURFACE. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. MTZ002-310200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0004.080730T1337Z-080731T0200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH...LOCALLY UP TO 80 MPH...ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE LOGAN PASS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WHERE GUSTS OF 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MTZ007-310200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR MCDONALD PASS AND NEAR DEER LODGE AND ANACONDA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ005-310200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ006-310200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS AND THE WIDER WEST TO EAST FACING CANYONS IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS THE LAKE COMO AREA NEAR DARBY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ004-310200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ003-310200- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0004.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 737 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED MOST WILL BE THE EASTERN SHORES OF FLATHEAD LAKE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 301533 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 .SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CONSIDERABLY OVER WESTERN MONTANA TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME GUSTY BY AFTERNOON AS UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE TRANSPORTED DOWN TO THE SURFACE. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH. MTZ002-302345- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080731T0200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH...LOCALLY UP TO 80 MPH...ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE LOGAN PASS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WHERE GUSTS OF 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MTZ003-302345- /O.EXT.KMSO.LW.Y.0004.080730T1533Z-080731T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ MTZ007-302345- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR MCDONALD PASS AND NEAR DEER LODGE AND ANACONDA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ005-302345- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ006-302345- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS AND THE WIDER WEST TO EAST FACING CANYONS IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS THE LAKE COMO AREA NEAR DARBY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ004-302345- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.080730T1800Z-080731T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 933 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 302020 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 220 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 MTZ002-302130- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080731T0200Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 220 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE NOT BECOME AS GUSTY AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ004>007-302130- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080731T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 220 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE NOT BECOME AS GUSTY AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ003-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080731T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 220 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2:27 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 14 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:27 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 30, 8:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.