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High Wind Warning 48, NWS Great Falls, MT

December 1, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2011, 8:50 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Dec 1, 2011, 8:50 PM MST (03:50 UTC)
Expired: Dec 2, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

496 
WWUS75 KTFX 020350
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
850 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011


MTZ009-048-021200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0048.111202T0350Z-111202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
850 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE
  OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG
  NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RECENT
  SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

825 
WWUS75 KTFX 021155
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
455 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2011


MTZ009-048-021300-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
455 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST THIS MORNING.

WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
BUT HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING.

$$

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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.