Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 52, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 27, 2011, 2:48 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 27, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 64 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
- Dec 27, 2011, 2:48 AM MST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2011, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 64 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768 WWUS75 KTFX 270948 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 248 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 MTZ009-010-048-271800- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0032.111227T1700Z-111228T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0052.111227T1200Z-111229T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 248 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...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. && $$
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467 WWUS75 KTFX 271711 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 MTZ009-010-048-272300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111229T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE CUT BANK AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
232 WWUS75 KTFX 272136 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 236 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 MTZ009-010-048-281200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111229T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 236 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE CUT BANK AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS AND 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. && $$ MTZ008-011>015-044>047-049>055-281200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0033.111228T1400Z-111229T2200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 236 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUST UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
402 WWUS75 KTFX 281117 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 417 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 MTZ054-281230- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.A.0033.111228T1400Z-111229T2200Z/ MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 417 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STRONGER WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ MTZ008-011>015-044>047-049>053-055-281800- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0033.111228T1400Z-111229T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0052.111228T1200Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 417 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... CONRAD...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-281800- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 417 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE CUT BANK AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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. && $$
533 WWUS75 KTFX 281649 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 949 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 MTZ008>015-044>053-055-290600- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 949 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... CONRAD...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. 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. && $$
493 WWUS75 KTFX 290412 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 912 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 MTZ008>015-044>053-055-291300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 912 PM MST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... CONRAD...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. 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. && $$
781 WWUS75 KTFX 291127 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 427 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 MTZ008>015-044>053-055-291900- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 427 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 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. && $$
523 WWUS75 KTFX 291732 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1032 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 MTZ008>015-044>053-055-300000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1032 AM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...HAVRE...CUT BANK... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 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. && $$
779 WWUS75 KTFX 292349 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 449 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 MTZ008>010-012-014-015-044>046-048-049-052-053-055-300100- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 449 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST. $$ MTZ011-013-047-050-051-300400- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 449 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. 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. && $$
399 WWUS75 KTFX 300335 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 835 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 MTZ011-013-047-050-051-300445- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-111230T0400Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 835 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2:36 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Dec 27, 2:41 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 45 hr |
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