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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Great Falls, MT

March 9, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2011, 3:34 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 40 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
Mar 9, 2011, 3:34 AM MST (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 11, 2011, 3:30 AM MST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

445 
WWUS75 KTFX 091034
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
334 AM MST WED MAR 9 2011

MTZ009-048-092200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0012.110309T1900Z-110311T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0019.110309T1900Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
334 AM MST WED MAR 9 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOPS...ALONG WITH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES
  WILL SEE PERIODS OF VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS AS
  WELL...BUT OVERALL...STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...OF 30 TO 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD BLOCK DRIVING LANES AT TIMES TODAY
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER PARK TO MARIAS 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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
336 
WWUS75 KTFX 092128
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
228 PM MST WED MAR 9 2011

MTZ009-048-100700-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
228 PM MST WED MAR 9 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
  ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY.
  RIDGE TOPS...ALONG WITH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES WILL SEE
  PERIODS OF VERY STRONG WINDS THIS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE
  WILL ALSO BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS THROUGHOUT THIS TIME
  FRAME.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...OF 30 TO 45 MPH... 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN 
  SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD BLOCK DRIVING LANES AT TIMES.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND 
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER PARK TO MARIAS 
  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.

&&

$$
271 
WWUS75 KTFX 100443
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
943 PM MST WED MAR 9 2011

MTZ009-048-101300-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
943 PM MST WED MAR 9 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
  GENERALLY CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  OVER RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.
  HOWEVER...PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT
  THIS TIME FRAME.

* WINDS: FOR THE BULK OF THIS PERIOD...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST
  WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME
  AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND 
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER PARK TO MARIAS 
  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.

&&

$$
453 
WWUS75 KTFX 101042
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
342 AM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ009-048-102200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
342 AM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
  GENERALLY CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH EARLY
  FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY OVER
  RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.
  HOWEVER...PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT
  THIS TIME FRAME.

* WINDS: FOR THE BULK OF THE WARNING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST
  WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN
  SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND LOCATIONS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM EAST GLACIER PARK TO MARIAS 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.

&&

$$
944 
WWUS75 KTFX 101907
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1207 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ015-110600-
/O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
MADISON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORRIS HILL
1207 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE FOR NORRIS HILL.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW IN NEARBY MOUNTAIN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: NORRIS HILL

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-048-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
1207 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL 
  GENERALLY CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND 
  PASSES. HOWEVER... PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR 
  THROUGHOUT THIS TIME FRAME.

* WINDS: FOR THE BULK OF THE WARNING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO 
  WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 
  PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$
778 
WWUS75 KTFX 102004
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
104 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ012-110415-
/O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
CASCADE-
104 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE AREA AROUND THE TOWN OF CASCADE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE AREA AROUND THE TOWN OF CASCADE...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AREA AROUND THE TOWN OF CASCADE INTO THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CASCADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-048-110415-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
104 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL 
  GENERALLY CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND 
  PASSES. HOWEVER... PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR 
  THROUGHOUT THIS TIME FRAME.

* WINDS: FOR THE BULK OF THE WARNING SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO 
  WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 
  PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$

MTZ015-110415-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
MADISON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORRIS HILL
104 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORRIS HILL AREA...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORRIS HILL AREA. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE FOR NORRIS HILL INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN NEARBY MOUNTAIN AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: NORRIS HILL

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.

&&

$$
696 
WWUS75 KTFX 102256
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
356 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ053-055-110600-
/O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
356 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS OF BROADWATER AND GALLATIN COUNTIES. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN
  PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-048-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
356 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL 
  GENERALLY CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND 
  PASSES. HOWEVER... PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR 
  THROUGHOUT THIS TIME FRAME.

* WINDS: THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DURING
  THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70
  MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS
  PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$

MTZ012-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
CASCADE-
356 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CASCADE
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CASCADE.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN
  PORTION OF CASCADE COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CASCADE.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ015-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
MADISON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS
356 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS OF MADISON COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT TIMES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW IN NEARBY MOUNTAIN AREAS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES
  TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: NORRIS HILL...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.

&&

$$
240 
WWUS75 KTFX 110433
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
933 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ009-048-111200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
933 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.
  WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE
  TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. HOWEVER...THERE
  WILL ALSO BE PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DURING
  THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70
  MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS
  PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$

MTZ012-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
CASCADE-
933 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF CASCADE COUNTY...INCLUDING
THE TOWN OF CASCADE.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION
  OF CASCADE COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CASCADE.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ015-053-055-110600-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...
WEST YELLOWSTONE
933 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET
IN BROADWATER...MADISON...AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
  OF BROADWATER...MADISON...AND GALLATIN COUNTIES. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN
  PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... NORRIS HILL...
  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.

&&

$$
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WWUS75 KTFX 110555
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1055 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

MTZ012-110700-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
CASCADE-
1055 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS IN SOUTHWEST CASCADE COUNTY HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND
CRITERIA...AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE PACIFIC COLD
FRONT MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST.

$$

MTZ015-053-055-110700-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T0600Z/
MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...
BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...
WEST YELLOWSTONE
1055 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE
AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...WIDESPREAD
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE UNLIKELY. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST.

$$

MTZ009-048-111200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
1055 PM MST THU MAR 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH EARLY 
  FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  OVER RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. 
  HOWEVER...THERE WILL ALSO BE PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS 
  OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DURING 
  THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW 
  SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ROADS: DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO BLOCK DRIVING LANES IN SOME 
  AREAS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS
  PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$
556 
WWUS75 KTFX 111030
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
330 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011



MTZ009-048-111130-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU
330 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 


$$

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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.