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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2008, 1:10 PM PST for Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho; 4 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jan 31, 2008, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2008, 1:10 PM PST (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2008, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2008, 3:47 PM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Powell County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 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 302110 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 210 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 IDZ008-310500- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.080131T1000Z-080131T2200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 110 PM PST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ010-310500- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.080131T1000Z-080131T2200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 210 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHWAY 28 TRAVEL CORRIDOR FROM LEADORE TO THE GILMORE SUMMIT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE HIGHWAY 28 CORRIDOR FROM LEADORE TO THE GILMORE SUMMIT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ007-310500- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.A.0002.080131T1200Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 210 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM DEERLODGE TO THE ANACONDA AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 310446 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 946 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 IDZ008-311215- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.080131T1000Z-080131T2200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 846 PM PST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ010-311215- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.080131T1000Z-080131T2200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 946 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE HIGHWAY 28 CORRIDOR FROM LEADORE TO THE GILMORE SUMMIT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ007-311215- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.A.0002.080131T1200Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 946 PM MST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM DEERLODGE TO THE ANACONDA AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 311059 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 359 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 IDZ010-311200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080131T2200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 359 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AREAS BETWEEN TENDOY AND LEADORE. $$ IDZ008-312100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080131T2200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 259 AM PST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN AREAS ALONG US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEGIN TO WEAKEN. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ007-312100- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.A.0002.080131T1200Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 359 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP TODAY IN THE DEERLODGE AND ANACONDA AREAS. THESE WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH EARLY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 311603 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 903 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 MTZ007-311715- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 903 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE ANACONDA AREA AND THE DEER LODGE VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ008-312200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080131T2200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 803 AM PST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN AREAS ALONG US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEGIN TO WEAKEN. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 311658 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 958 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 MTZ007-312200- /O.EXA.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080131T2200Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 958 AM MST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ANACONDA AREA AND THE DEER LODGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ANACONDA AREA AND THE DEER LODGE VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM ANACONDA NORTH TO DEER LODGE. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MONTANA ROUTE FROM ANACONDA TO WARM SPRINGS AND I-90 FROM WARM SPRINGS TO DEER LODGE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ008-312200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080131T2200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 858 AM PST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN AREAS ALONG US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEGIN TO WEAKEN. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 312132 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 232 PM MST THU JAN 31 2008 MTZ007-010000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 232 PM MST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM ANACONDA NORTH TO DEER LODGE. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG MONTANA ROUTE 1 FROM ANACONDA TO WARM SPRINGS AND INTERSTATE 90 FROM WARM SPRINGS TO DEER LODGE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ008-010000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 132 PM PST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT TRAVEL IN AREAS ALONG US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTENROON A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 312347 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 447 PM MST THU JAN 31 2008 IDZ008-MTZ007-010100- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 447 PM MST THU JAN 31 2008 /347 PM PST THU JAN 31 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 1:03 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho, Lemhi | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:03 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 16 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:03 PM PST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:10 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 19 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Montana, 2008Wind Advisories in Idaho, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.