Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 16, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2012, 3:02 PM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It took effect at Dec 2, 2012, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2012, 3:02 PM MST (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Golden Valley County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 8:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 5 Sw Nye, MT | STILLWATER MINING COMPANY |
| Dec 2, 8:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Sse Emigrant, MT | OBSERVER OWNS DAVIS WEATHER STATION EQUIPMENT |
| Dec 2, 8:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 2 Wsw Livingston, MT | |
| Dec 2, 9:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Wsw Livingston, MT | |
| Dec 2, 2:19 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | E Livingston, MT | REPORTS OF VERY LARGE DOWNED TREES IN ROADWAYS BEING REMOVED WITH BACKHOES. REPORTS OF ARCING POWER LINES DUE TO STRONG WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1302 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
400 WWUS75 KBYZ 012202 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 302 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE SEASON THUS FAR. MTZ065-022215- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1200Z-121203T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 302 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY REACHING 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ066-022215- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1200Z-121203T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 302 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING QUITE STRONG AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 50 MPH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ...ESPECIALLY NEAR NYE AND THE STILLWATER MINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ028-041-042-063-022215- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1200Z-121203T1800Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE... LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 302 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE BIG TIMBER AREA. DRIVING MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
6 follow-up statements
831 WWUS75 KBYZ 020404 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 904 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON SUNDAY...CONTINUING IN SOME AREAS THROUGH MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE SEASON THUS FAR. MTZ065-030415- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 904 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY REACHING 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ066-030415- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 904 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING STRONG AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 50 MPH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY...NEAR NYE AND THE STILLWATER MINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-030415- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1200Z-121203T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0024.121202T1600Z-121203T0500Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 904 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 191. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-042-063-030415- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1900Z-121204T0300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...RYEGATE...LAVINA... JUDITH GAP 904 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS CAN BECOME AIRBORNE RESULTING IN DAMAGE WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS BEFORE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
402 WWUS75 KBYZ 021052 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 .HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA. MTZ028-042-021200- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1900Z-121204T0300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-GOLDEN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...RYEGATE...LAVINA 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE AT THOSE SPEEDS TONIGHT. $$ MTZ063-031100- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0005.121202T1900Z-121204T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1600Z-121203T0500Z/ JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUDITH GAP 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 T0 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ066-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.121202T1300Z-121203T0500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR...AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR NYE AND THE STILLWATER MINE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0024.121202T1600Z-121203T0500Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 352 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 191. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS CJS
663 WWUS75 KBYZ 021632 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 .HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. MTZ064-030500- /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ PARADISE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMIGRANT 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTS TO 67 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR EMIGRANT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE VALLEY WALLS. SOMEWHAT WEAKER WIND IS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS TO 77 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY THIS MORNING. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 T0 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION OR ALTERNATE ROUTES UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ066-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS TO 76 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR THE STILLWATER MINE. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR NYE AND THE STILLWATER MINE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ063-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUDITH GAP 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 932 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 191. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
102 WWUS75 KBYZ 022244 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 .HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED JET STREAM CROSS THE REGION. WYZ099-030700- /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0700Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THERE IS A THREAT OF RELATIVELY BRIEF BUT VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME IS BETWEEN 700 PM AND 10 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LAST FOR AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE BEST CHANCE OF HIGH WINDS TO OCCUR ARE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE SHERIDAN...BUT THEY MAY EXTEND EAST TO INTERSTATE 90 CREATING SUDDEN AND VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS IN THE SHERIDAN VICINITY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...LARGE TREES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN AND LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS OVER 70 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY TODAY WITH NUMEROUS LARGE TREES REPORTED DOWN. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 T0 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON VICINITY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION OR ALTERNATE ROUTES UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ066-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS TO 76 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR THE STILLWATER MINE. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR NYE AND THE STILLWATER MINE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ063-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUDITH GAP 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THERE REMAINS A THREAT OF HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ064-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ PARADISE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMIGRANT 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS TO 67 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR EMIGRANT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE VALLEY WALLS. SOMEWHAT WEAKER WIND IS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-030500- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 344 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING...AND POSSIBLY INCREASE WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 730 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 191. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
115 WWUS75 KBYZ 030402 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 902 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 MTZ063>066-030515- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUDITH GAP...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON... FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 902 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING ENDING THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN LIVINGSTON. $$ MTZ041-030515- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 902 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ENDING THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE BIG TIMBER AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. $$ WYZ099-030700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0700Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 902 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAINING STRONG FOR AN HOUR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE BEST CHANCE OF HIGH WINDS TO OCCUR ARE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE SHERIDAN...BUT THEY MAY EXTEND EAST TO INTERSTATE 90 CREATING SUDDEN AND VERY DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ACROSS EASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...LARGE TREES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN AND LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND RESULT IN DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
185 WWUS75 KBYZ 030702 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1202 AM MST MON DEC 3 2012 WYZ099-030815- /O.EXP.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121203T0700Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 1202 AM MST MON DEC 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL CONTINUE DECREASING OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS CJS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 1, 9:39 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 9:39 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
939 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SUN...
RADAR INDICATES A FEW LIGHT ECHOES OVER EAST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS
MORNING...BUT THEY ARE DECREASING AND LIKELY ONLY A FEW SPRINKLES
AT BEST. SO I WILL STICK WITH A DRY FORECAST ON THE PLAINS TODAY.
A LITTLE CONCERNED WE COULD SEE ADVISORY STRENGTH WIND AT
LIVINGSTON BY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IT LOOKS BORDERLINE AND
PROBABLY BRIEF BASED ON THE VARIABLE ORIENTATION OF THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. WILL KEEP THE WINDS FAIRLY STRONG AND
GUSTY THERE TODAY. THE BIGGER THREAT IS DEFINITELY TOMORROW IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND UP TO HARLOWTON. WILL ADDRESS THE HIGH WIND WATCH
FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. CONCERNING THE WINTER STORM
WATCH...FISHER CREEK AT 9100 FT PICKED UP ABOUT 7 INCHES OF SNOW
EARLY LAST NIGHT FROM THE FIRST WAVE OF MOISTURE/ENERGY...WHILE
NEARBY AREAS THAT WERE BLOCKED FROM THE SOUTHWEST WIND HARDLY
RECEIVED ANYTHING. THIS WILL MAKE OUR DECISION TO UPGRADE THE
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS MORE DIFFICULT...THOUGH THE
SECOND MAIN WAVE TOMORROW LOOKS STRONGER THAN LAST NIGHTS. WE
WILL ALSO ADDRESS THIS MORE CLOSELY IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
ONLY CHANGES FOR THIS MORNINGS UPDATE WERE JUST MINOR TWEAKS TO
SKY...WIND AND TEMPERATURES. BT
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR MON...TUE...WED...THU...FRI...
TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THE MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE.
POST-FRONTAL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON MONDAY IN WAKE OF WEAK
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER ON MONDAY...BUT STILL WELL
ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. LEE TROUGHINESS WILL REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY
IN ADVANCE OF NEXT APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRANSITS THE STATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
PLAINS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING. HOWEVER THIS
LOOKS TO BE A QUICK SHOT OF MOISTURE AND RELATIVELY INSIGNIFICANT
AT THIS POINT. THURSDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE WAKE OF
THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH...WHICH AMPLIFIES UPPER LEVEL TROUGHINESS
OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL KEEP
FRIDAY SLIGHTLY COOLER AS WELL...BUT AGAIN STILL WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS. UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN ZONAL WITH EMBEDDED WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROUGH SLATED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN ON
SATURDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF
PRECEDING DAYS. OVERALL PERIOD LOOKS DRY...OTHER THAN
PRECIPITATION THREAT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MEIER
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS FROM KBIL
WEST THROUGH KLVM...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS IN KLVM AND AROUND
20 KNOTS IN KBIL THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO BE
MAINLY LIGHT ACROSS EASTERN ROUTES...INCLUDING KMLS AND KBHK. AAG
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 055 039/059 038/050 031/049 035/053 032/041 025/041
1/B 00/N 20/N 00/B 01/B 31/E 11/B
LVM 054 043/057 037/046 033/047 033/053 030/038 019/038
1/N 13/W 33/W 11/N 12/W 31/B 11/B
HDN 056 033/058 032/052 026/048 030/054 029/042 025/040
1/B 00/B 20/N 00/U 01/B 31/E 11/B
MLS 054 031/056 036/049 026/047 029/052 029/039 019/036
1/B 00/B 30/N 00/U 01/B 21/B 11/B
4BQ 056 031/061 036/050 027/049 030/055 030/039 021/037
1/B 00/B 30/N 00/U 01/B 32/W 10/B
BHK 052 029/057 035/048 023/045 028/049 025/035 016/032
1/B 00/B 30/N 00/U 01/B 21/B 10/B
SHR 050 029/056 030/044 020/045 028/050 025/033 020/032
1/B 00/N 22/W 00/U 02/W 44/J 11/B
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR ZONES 28-41-42-63-65-66.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ZONE 67.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 4:22 AM MST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 422 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 MTZ029>039-056>058-WYZ098-099-021130- MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON- NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 422 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAIN RANGE WILL HAVE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND BILLINGS...SHERIDAN...MILES CITY...AND BAKER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ028-040>042-063>068-021130- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- 422 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 MPH TODAY IN THE LIVINGSTON AND BIG TIMBER AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS AROUND LIVINGSTON AND NYE MAY BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH. THE BIG TIMBER...HARLOWTON...AND POSSIBLY RYEGATE AND JUDITH GAP AREAS MAY HAVE WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH. THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS COULD HAVE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TOO. THOSE WITH PLANS IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE THREAT OF A WINTER STORM IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:58 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.