Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at May 2, 2010, 3:40 AM MDT. It took effect at May 3, 2010, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 48 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
- May 2, 2010, 3:40 AM MDT (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2010, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2010, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WWUS75 KTFX 020940 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 340 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-021745- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0005.100503T1200Z-100504T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1200Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 340 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FIRST ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT EARLY MONDAY THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...WHILE SHIFTING MORE WESTERLY...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
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847 WWUS75 KTFX 021537 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 937 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-022200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1200Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 937 AM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP FIRST ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT EARLY MONDAY THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SHIFTING TO MORE WESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS......ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
633 WWUS75 KTFX 022102 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 302 PM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-031200- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1800Z-100505T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 302 PM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES MOVES THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-031200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1200Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 302 PM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES LONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...CHOTEAU...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ008-015-052>055-031200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0006.100503T1800Z-100504T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS 302 PM MDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THOUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA MONDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY MONDAY EVENING AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...BIG HOLE PASS... DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
853 WWUS75 KTFX 031037 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 437 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 MTZ008-015-052>055-032100- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0006.100503T1800Z-100504T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1800Z-100504T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS 437 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA MONDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY MONDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...BIG HOLE PASS... DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-032100- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1200Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 437 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-032100- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.100503T1800Z-100505T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 437 AM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...SHELBY...CHINOOK... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
049 WWUS75 KTFX 032038 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 238 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-041200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 238 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...POSSIBLY IMPEDING TRAVEL THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...SHELBY...CHINOOK... BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CONRAD...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-052>055-041200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100504T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS 238 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...BIG HOLE PASS... DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
884 WWUS75 KTFX 041135 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 535 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 MTZ008-015-052>055-041245- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100504T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES...RAYNOLDS PASS...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...HOMESTAKE PASS...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS 535 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ MTZ009>014-044>051-042100- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 535 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...POSSIBLY IMPEDING TRAVEL THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...SHELBY...CHINOOK... BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CONRAD...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
540 WWUS75 KTFX 041202 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 602 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-042015- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 602 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...POSSIBLY IMPEDING TRAVEL THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...SHELBY...CHINOOK... BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CONRAD...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
447 WWUS75 KTFX 042001 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 201 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-050300- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 201 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN HILL...BLAINE...EASTERN CHOUTEAU...AND FERGUS COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...POSSIBLY IMPEDING TRAVEL THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
456 WWUS75 KTFX 042110 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 310 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 MTZ009>014-044>051-050300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA...MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 310 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN HILL...BLAINE...EASTERN CHOUTEAU...AND FERGUS COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...LIKELY IMPEDING TRAVEL FURTHER...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CUT BANK AREA SOUTHEAST THROUGH CHOUTEAU COUNTY INTO THE LEWISTOWN AREA. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS... LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
670 WWUS75 KTFX 050231 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 831 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 MTZ009-010-012-014-044>046-048>050-050345- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...HELENA... MACDONALD PASS...LINCOLN...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 831 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ MTZ011-013-047-051-051200- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 831 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...LIKELY IMPEDING TRAVEL FURTHER. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
786 WWUS75 KTFX 051041 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 441 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 MTZ011-013-047-051-051200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 441 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW...LIKELY IMPEDING TRAVEL. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
372 WWUS75 KTFX 051140 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 540 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 MTZ011-013-047-051-051245- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 540 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. $$
788 WWUS75 KTFX 051159 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 559 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 MTZ011-013-047-051-051300- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100505T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 559 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH. $$
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 Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at May 1, 10:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 10:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1045 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010 .UPDATE... HAVE ALREADY UPDATE ZONE AND STATE FORECASTS. A BAND OF SHOWERS IS REMAINING INTACT ALONG A CUT BANK-TO-GREAT FALLS-TO-LEWISTOWN LINE THIS EVENING. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY...ALONG WITH WEAK INSTABILITY. NAM AND GFS MODELS KEEP THIS AREA OF CONVERGENCE OVER THIS AREA OVERNIGHT...SO HAVE KEPT MENTION OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THESE AREAS OVERNIGHT. AM NOT EXPECTING MUCH IF ANYTHING AS FAR AS ACCUMULATION OVER THE PLAINS...BUT FOOTHILL LOCATIONS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT COULD SEE AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW. ALSO...THE LITTLE BELT...BIG BELT...HIGHWOOD...AND SNOWY MOUNTAINS COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. WINDS...THOUGH STILL GUSTY IN SPOTS...HAVE ALSO GENERALLY DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...SO HAVE ADJUSTED WINDS DOWN AS WELL. TEMPERATURES SEEM TO BE ON TRACK. NO CHANGE TO HIGH WIND WATCH AT THIS TIME...STILL LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK AS WELL. COULSTON && .AVIATION... UPDATED 0445Z. STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA WITH A MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PERSISTING OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WITH A BAND OF PRECIPITATION PRODUCING AREAS OF IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS UNTIL ABOUT 15Z SUNDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS. BY 03Z MONDAY SHOWER ACTIVITY AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. MPJ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 548 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010/ TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER...CURRENTLY OVER SW MANITOBA/NORTH DAKOTA...GRADUALLY DRIFTS EAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON..LEAVING CENTRAL AND SW MT IN A MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE NW FLOW ALOFT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE THE AIRMASS STABILIZES AFTER SUNSET. AN AREA OF GREATER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MT EAST OF I-15 WHERE A WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE AND SURFACE TROUGH WILL EXIST WITH MOST PERSISTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE CENTRAL MT MTN RANGES. COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS UNDER A NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN UNTIL DRIER CONDITIONS AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL LEVEL TROUGH DIGS SE INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY WITH A PACIFIC COLD FRONT REACHING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS APPEAR LIKELY FOR AT LEAST NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEGINNING WITH THE ROCKY MTN FRONT AND SPREADING EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS TO THE LEE OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND WINDS ALOFT INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MT ZONES. HOENISCH MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN FAIRLY DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD. GENERALLY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. CIRCULATION FROM A CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN CANADA ON TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE AND THE THREAT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE AREA. THE GRADIENT FROM AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL PROVIDE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THE UPPER LOW MOVES FURTHER EAST DURING THE WEEK ALLOWING FOR UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO RETURN TO THE AREA AS WILL THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE PLAINS. UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY WITH A ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETTING UP ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TO THE AREA WITH ANY PRECIPITATION CONFINED TO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY STATIC DURING THE PERIOD AND WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 32 54 36 63 / 60 20 10 10 CTB 32 55 37 57 / 60 20 10 10 HLN 32 55 35 63 / 30 20 10 10 BZN 29 55 30 64 / 20 20 10 10 WEY 21 43 23 47 / 40 30 20 30 DLN 27 51 31 60 / 20 10 10 10 HVR 34 56 33 65 / 30 40 20 10 LWT 30 49 31 59 / 60 60 20 10 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT BLAINE...CASCADE...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK... CHOUTEAU...EASTERN GLACIER...EASTERN PONDERA...EASTERN TETON... FERGUS...HILL...JUDITH BASIN...LIBERTY...NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...TOOLE. && UPDATE...COULSTON SHORT TERM...HOENISCH LONG TERM...EMANUEL AVIATION...MPJ WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 2:34 PM MDT, 13 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 234 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010 MTZ011-021300- HILL- 234 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN HILL COUNTY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ009-010-012>014-044>051-021300- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 234 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ008-015-052>055-021300- BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 234 PM MDT SAT MAY 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA ON MONDAY AND THEN THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AT TIMES TO HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND STATEMENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 2, 3:02 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr |
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