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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 24, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 24, 2011, 8:40 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jan 24, 2011, 8:40 AM MST (15:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 24, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

898 
WWUS75 KTFX 241540
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
840 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011


MTZ009-250300-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0008.110124T1540Z-110125T0300Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
840 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THEN DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CROSS WIND CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES OR THOSE TOWING TRAILERS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY
  BE SO FOR THOSE TRAVELING ALONG ROADS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH
  AND IN PARTICULAR U.S. HIGHWAY 89.

* WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: 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.

&&

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1 follow-up statement

646 
WWUS75 KTFX 250238
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
738 PM MST MON JAN 24 2011


MTZ009-250345-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110125T0300Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
738 PM MST MON JAN 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST.
WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS
HAVE DECREASED AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS
EVENING.



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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.