Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind watch at Mar 12, 2011, 2:48 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 14, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2011, 2:48 PM MST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2011, 4:23 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784 WWUS75 KTFX 122148 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 248 PM MST SAT MAR 12 2011 MTZ009-010-048-130600- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0013.110314T0600Z-110315T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 248 PM MST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS MIGHT DIMINISH SLIGHTLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. FARTHER EAST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THEN BECOME STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...CHOTEAU...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
846 WWUS75 KTFX 130250 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 750 PM MST SAT MAR 12 2011 MTZ009-010-048-131500- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0013.110314T0600Z-110315T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 750 PM MST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS MIGHT DIMINISH SLIGHTLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. FARTHER EAST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THEN BECOME STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...CHOTEAU...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
349 WWUS75 KTFX 131023 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 423 AM MDT SUN MAR 13 2011 MTZ009-010-048-131830- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0013.110314T0600Z-110315T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0020.110314T0000Z-110315T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 423 AM MDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST OVER GLACIER COUNTY TOWARDS CUT BANK EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MONDAY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. FARTHER EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:58 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin | 47 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Montana, 2011Every high wind watch in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.