Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Sep 25, 2009, 1:47 PM MDT for 16 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Sep 26, 2009, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 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
- Sep 25, 2009, 1:47 PM MDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2009, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2009, 10:27 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Beaverhead County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Madison County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 6:00 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 56 | Logan Pass, MT | WINDS RANGED FROM 40 TO 56 MPH SUSTAINED, AND 86 TO 96 MPH GUSTS FROM 5PM TO 10PM. |
| Sep 26, 9:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 N Babb, MT | 62 MPH WIND GUST WITH FRONT PASSAGE AT PORT OF PIEGAN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 2618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KMSO 251947 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 147 PM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009 MTZ104>111-261100- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0001.090926T1800Z-090927T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1800Z-090927T0600Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 147 PM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGES SHOULD SEE THE INCREASING WINDS SATURDAY MORNING...BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE MIDDAY BEFORE THE WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ103-261100- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1900Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 1247 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. SUSTAINED WITHS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KMSO 251958 CCA RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 156 PM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009 MTZ104>111-261115- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0001.090926T1800Z-090927T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1800Z-090927T0600Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 156 PM MDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGES SHOULD SEE THE INCREASING WINDS SATURDAY MORNING...BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE MIDDAY BEFORE THE WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ103-261115- /O.COR.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1900Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 1256 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 260842 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 242 AM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 MTZ104>111-262100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1800Z-090927T0600Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 242 AM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD (ZONES 104 THROUGH 111)... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIDGES WILL SEE THE INCREASING WINDS THIS MORNING...BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE MIDDAY BEFORE THE WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ103-262100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.090926T1900Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 142 AM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 262040 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 240 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 MTZ104>111-270600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 240 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ103-270600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 140 PM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 262203 CCA RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 403 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 MTZ104>111-270600- /O.COR.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 403 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ103-270600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 303 PM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE. SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 270427 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1027 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 IDZ103-MTZ104>111-270530- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1027 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009 /927 PM PDT SAT SEP 26 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... KOOTENAI...FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT...DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DISSIPATE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOWING SOME RECOVERY THIS EVENING. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2:35 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Montana, 2009Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
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.