Wind Advisory 24, NWS Billings, MT

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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 
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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 
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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

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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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
400 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012

.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR SUN AND MON...

HIGH WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.
THE THREAT IS MAINLY IN THE USUAL GAP FLOW LOCATIONS OF
LIVINGSTON AND NYE...BUT ALSO EXTENDS NORTH THROUGH BIG TIMBER TO
HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. WE EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE IN THESE
AREAS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE
GAP FLOW LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE UPGRADED THE WATCHES TO
WARNINGS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGH WIND WATCHED AREAS WE HAVE
PUSHED THE WATCH FORWARD AND EXTENDED THEM INTO MONDAY MORNING.

HIGH WIND CONCERNS...BUFKIT DATA SHOWS GOOD VERTICAL PROFILES BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA FOR HIGH WIND CRITERIA.
A CRITICAL LAYER IS APPARENT WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 75KTS AT 750MB
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WE WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR
LIVINGSTON AND THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. THE AREAS FURTHER NORTH
ARE NOT AS CLEAR. MOMENTUM ON CROSS SECTIONS DOES NOT PUSH THE
HIGHER WINDS DOWN UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...GENERALLY
POST FRONTAL AND OUT OF THE WEST. SINCE THE STRONGEST WINDS HERE
MAY NOT BEGIN UNTIL LATER SUNDAY...WE PUSHED THE WATCH FORWARD AND
EXTENDED IT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NEXT
COUPLE OF SHIFTS A LOOK AT NEWER MODEL RUNS WHILE KEEPING THE
THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE PUBLIC.

WINTER STORM IN THE MOUNTAINS...THIS IS NOT A SLAM DUNK DECISION
AS THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST LIFT AND DEEPEST MOISTURE THAT OCCURS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS RATHER PROGRESSIVE. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
SOUTHWEST FLOW TENDS TO DOWNSLOPE EAST AND NORTH SLOPES SO HEAVY
SNOW MAY NOT BE THAT WIDESPREAD. CIPS ANALOGS AND HPC AGREE THIS
MAY BE A BORDERLINE EVENT FOR ONLY A FEW SECTIONS OF THE HIGH
COUNTRY. DESPITE THE BLOWING WIND POTENTIAL DUE TO HIGH
WINDS...WILL SIMPLY CONTINUE THE WATCH FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY AS THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH LEAVES
THE NEXT SHIFT OR TWO SOME TIME TO ANALYZE NEW MODEL DATA.

FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY MILD THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. LOOK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING
ON THE PLAINS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. BT

.LONG TERM...VALID FOR TUE...WED...THU...FRI...SAT...

THE EXTENDED FORECAST CONTINUES IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
OVERALL...WITH MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE
PERIOD. PACIFIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE WESTERN
MOUNTAIN FACES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...BRINGING CONTINUOUS CHANCES
FOR AT LEAST LIGHT PRECIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE PLAINS
HOWEVER...ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO START THE PERIOD...WITH
IMPROVED CHANCES LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

MILD UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION
TUESDAY AND REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRINGING
A WARMING TREND FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TROF
IS PROGGED INTO THE AREAS WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND SHOULD BRING
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIP ACROSS THE PLAINS. THE REMAINDER OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS RELATIVELY UNSETTLED AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES
MORE NORTHWESTERLY. MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES WILL RADIATE THROUGH THE
FLOW BRINGING POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS EACH DAY THROUGH THEREMAINDER
OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. HAVE EXPANDED COVERAGE OF SLIGHT POPS EACH
DAY...ALSO RAISED POPS SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPS SHOULD
BE COOLER THROUGH THIS PERIOD...FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...AS EACH WAVE BRINGS A REINFORCING PUSH OF COOL AIR.
ALTHOUGH COOLER...TEMPS DO APPEAR TO REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL
FOR DECEMBER THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. AAG
&&

.AVIATION...

BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN ROUTES...FROM KLVM TO A
LINE FROM KBIL TO KSHR...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS IN KLVM AND
AROUND 25 KNOTS IN KBIL THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO
BE MAINLY LIGHT ACROSS EASTERN ROUTES...INCLUDING KMLS AND KBHK.
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...AND
THROUGH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL
ROUTES THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM WEST
TO EAST OVERNIGHT. SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EAST
CENTRAL MONTANA...INCLUDING KMLS AND KBHK...IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. AAG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    SUN     MON     TUE     WED     THU     FRI     SAT
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 040/058 038/050 031/049 035/053 032/041 025/041 027/043
    00/N    20/N    00/B    01/B    31/E    22/W    10/B
LVM 041/054 036/045 032/047 033/053 030/038 019/038 026/044
    13/W    32/W    11/N    12/W    21/B    22/J    12/J
HDN 036/055 032/052 026/048 030/054 029/042 025/040 022/043
    00/B    20/N    00/U    02/W    32/W    32/W    10/B
MLS 032/056 036/049 025/047 029/052 029/039 019/036 021/038
    00/B    30/N    00/U    01/B    31/B    12/J    10/B
4BQ 033/060 036/050 026/049 030/055 030/039 021/037 021/040
    00/B    30/N    00/U    02/W    42/W    32/J    00/U
BHK 028/057 035/048 024/045 028/049 025/035 016/032 021/035
    00/B    30/N    00/U    00/B    21/B    02/J    01/B
SHR 030/055 030/044 022/045 028/050 025/033 020/032 017/039
    00/N    20/N    00/U    02/W    43/J    12/J    11/B

&&

.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
      MORNING FOR ZONES 28-41-42-63.
     HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
      ZONES 65-66.
     WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
      SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ZONE 67.
WY...NONE.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
335 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012

MTZ029>039-056>058-WYZ098-099-022245-
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-
335 PM 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...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE AND THE BIG HORN MOUNTAIN RANGE
WILL HAVE VERY 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>068-022245-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
335 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LIVINGSTON DOWN TO THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS NEAR NYE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS MAY
BE THE HIGHEST WE HAVE SEEN YET THIS SEASON WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO
75 MPH. AREAS FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TO HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP
MAY HAVE WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
MORNING. MOTORISTS IN THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90...SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.

THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS COULD HAVE HEAVY SNOW AND
VERY STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. THOSE
WITH PLANS IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
THREAT OF A WINTER STORM. IF YOU PLAN TO BE IN THE BACK COUNTRY
AT ANY TIME THIS COMING WEEK...BE SURE TO CHECK FOR AVALANCHE
WARNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.