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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2011, 2:10 PM MDT for 6 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Mar 30, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2011, 2:10 PM MDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2011, 5:05 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 1014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004 WWUS75 KMSO 292010 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 210 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011 MTZ006-007-301200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T1600Z-110331T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 210 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING:SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE BUTTE AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...DECREASING IN THE EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ007-301200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T2100Z-110331T0300Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 110 PM PDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING:AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE CAMAS PRAIRIE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ005-301200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T1800Z-110331T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 210 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING:AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AND RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS COULD SEE GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE EVENING. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ003-301200- /O.NEW.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.110330T1200Z-110331T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 210 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING:INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CHOP ON THE LAKE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST SWELLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EAST SHORES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS:SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: WAVE HEIGHT FORECAST AVAILABLE IN WRKGPI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON THE LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. NOTE...THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES. && $$
7 follow-up statements
808 WWUS75 KMSO 300902 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 302 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 MTZ006-007-301800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T1600Z-110331T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 302 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING:SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING ACROSS THE BUTTE AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY... DECREASING IN THE EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS && $$ IDZ007-301800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T2100Z-110331T0300Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 202 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING:AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY && $$ MTZ005-301800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T1800Z-110331T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 302 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING:AN INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AND RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS COULD SEE GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA && $$ MTZ003-301800- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.110330T1200Z-110331T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 302 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING:INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CHOP ON THE LAKE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HIGHEST SWELLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EAST SHORES FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS:SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO 5 FEET. && $$
817 WWUS75 KMSO 301630 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1030 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 MTZ003-310300- /O.CAN.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.LW.Y.0003.110330T2000Z-110331T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1030 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING:INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CHOP ON THE LAKE THROUGH THE DAY. THE HIGHEST SWELLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EAST SHORES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS:SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO 5 FEET. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON THE LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ IDZ007-310300- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T1800Z-110331T0300Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 930 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE CAMAS PRAIRIE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND WILL LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY $$ MTZ005-310300- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.110330T2000Z-110331T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1030 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ006-007-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1030 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE BUTTE AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS DURING TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
992 WWUS75 KMSO 302317 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 517 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 MTZ005-310030- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 517 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MTZ003-310030- /O.CAN.KMSO.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 517 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ IDZ007-310400- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 417 PM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATER THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ006-007-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 517 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BUTTE AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY NIGHTFALL...BUT REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING BY NIGHTFALL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
342 WWUS75 KMSO 310236 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 836 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 MTZ006-007-310345- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 836 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD HOWEVER. $$ IDZ007-311100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 736 PM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$
295 WWUS75 KMSO 311034 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 434 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 IDZ007-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110331T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 334 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 311543 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 943 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 MTZ007-010300- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0002.110331T1700Z-110401T0400Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 943 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY STRONG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH TRAVEL CORRIDORS...AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA TODAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ003-010300- /O.NEW.KMSO.LW.Y.0004.110331T2000Z-110401T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 943 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. INCREASED CHOP AND SWELLS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED OVER FLATHEAD LAKE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SHORES. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO 4 FEET ALONG EASTERN HALF OF FLATHEAD LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON THE LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. NOTE...THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES. && $$ IDZ007-010300- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110401T0400Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 843 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$
958 WWUS75 KMSO 312305 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 505 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 MTZ007-010015- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110401T0400Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 505 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER MACDONALD PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ007-010015- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110401T0400Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 405 PM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH AFTER NIGHTFALL. $$ MTZ003-010015- /O.CAN.KMSO.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110401T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 505 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. LOCAL SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE LAKE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AFTER NIGHTFALL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2:10 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.