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High Wind Watch 24, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 16, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind watch at Nov 16, 2011, 4:38 AM MST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 16, 2011, 4:38 AM MST (11:38 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 17, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 1:46 PM MST
In force
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Nov 16, 4:16 AM MST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 4:16 AM MST, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:34 AM MST, 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
434 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

MTZ009-048-171200-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
434 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT STARTING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM THURSDAY.

MUCH COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RESIDE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR SNOW TOTALS WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MTZ010>014-044>047-049>051-171200-
EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
434 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY
MORNING. EXPECT A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY
COLDER AIR TO RESIDE OVER THE REGION FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MTZ008-015-052>055-171200-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
434 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY
MORNING. EXPECT A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR TO RESIDE OVER THE REGION
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR SNOW TOTALS WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 16, 4:56 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	TFX	9 hr
Nov 16, 1:46 PM MST	High Wind Warning	TFX	31 hr
Nov 16, 1:46 PM MST	Winter Storm Watch	TFX	21 hr
Nov 16, 1:46 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	TFX	67 hr

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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.