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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Glasgow, MT

October 15, 201212 counties in Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this high wind warning at Oct 15, 2012, 3:07 PM MDT for 12 counties in Montana. It took effect at Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 32 hr. 26 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
Oct 15, 2012, 3:07 PM MDT (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 17, 2012, 8:26 PM MDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT

Counties Daniels County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Garfield County, MT, McCone County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Valley County, MT, Wibaux County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 16, 6:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6011 E Zortman, MTSUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 40 MPH ALSO MEASURED AT THE MALTA SOUTH US-191 DOT SITE.
Oct 16, 7:39 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 634 Ne Hodges, MTWEST 49 MPH WITH GUST TO 63 MPH.
Oct 16, 7:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Fort Peck, MT
Oct 16, 8:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7511 E Zortman, MTDOT SITE SOUTH OF MALTA ON US HWY 191 ALSO MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 53 MPH.
Oct 16, 8:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 587 Se Devils Crk Rec Are, MTMEASURED AT THE SOUTH SAWMILL CREEK RAWS STATION.
Oct 16, 9:40 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 8511 E Zortman, MTDOT SITE SOUTH OF MATLA ON HIGHWAY 191 ALSO MEASURED 53 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS...THEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH JUST 10 MINUTES LATER.
Oct 16, 9:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 E Fort Peck, MTSUSTAINED OVER 40 MPH FROM AROUND 930PM TO 1AM
Oct 16, 9:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Opheim, MTSTRONG WIND GUSTS OBSERVED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY
Oct 16, 9:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Winnett, MTMESONET SITE AT WINNETT ALSO MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS AT 40 MPH.
Oct 16, 10:04 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Jordan, MT
Oct 16, 11:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 597 Se Devils Creek Recre, MTMEASURED AT THE SOUTH SAWMILL CREEK RAWS
Oct 16, 11:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5813 Nw Mccloud, MTMEASURED AT THE BIG SHEEP MOUNTAIN RAWS
Oct 16, 11:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6714 Nnw Hell Creek Recre, MTMEASURED AT THE KING COULEE RAWS
Oct 17, 12:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6213 Nw Mccloud, MTMEASURED AT THE BIG SHEEP MOUNTAIN RAWS
Oct 17, 12:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6914 Nnw Hell Creek Recre, MTMEASURED AT THE KING COULEE RAWS
Oct 17, 1:50 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Plentywood, MT
Oct 17, 2:11 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6010 Wsw Westby, MTMEASURED AT THE STATION NEAR THE COMERTOWN TURN OFF
Oct 17, 11:59 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Glasgow, MTNORTHWEST AT 38 MPH WITH GUST TO 59 MPH.
Oct 17, 1:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 598 Nw Lindsay, MTREPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION MLND
Oct 17, 1:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Wolf Point, MTNORTHWEST 45 MPH WITH GUST TO 59 MPH.
Oct 17, 2:40 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Ese Saco, MTSUSTAINED 40 TO 42 MPH FROM 1227 PM TO 240 PM WITH GUST TO 52 MPH.
Oct 17, 2:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6114 Nnw Hell Creek Recre, MTNORTHWEST 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 61 MPH.
Oct 17, 2:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 662 E Fort Peck, MTNORTHWEST 48 MPH WITH GUST TO 66 MPH.
Oct 17, 2:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 44Whitewater, MTSUSTAINED NORTH WIND 43 TO 44 MPH FROM 155 PM TO 255 PM.
Oct 17, 4:19 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5612 Wsw Nohly, MTSUSTAINED 40 TO 49 MPH FROM 1134 PM TO 419 PM WITH GUST TO 56 MPH.
Oct 17, 5:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 608 Nw Lindsay, MTWINDS 45 TO 50 FROM 1233 PM TO 5 PM WITH GUST TO 60 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 12:00Z on 2012-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 12:00Z on 2012-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

129 
WWUS75 KGGW 152107
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
307 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

.GUSTY LAKE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING
MUCH STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY.

MTZ016-017-021-022-161200-
/O.UPG.KGGW.HW.A.0006.121016T1800Z-121017T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGGW.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121016T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN
307 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY HIGHS WINDS WILL PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY BY NOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THEY WILL DROP OFF TO ABOUT 10 TO 15
  MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN
  BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH WILL
  GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH SUNSET. TUESDAY...SUSTAINED
  WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. WINDS GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF MALTA ALONG
  HIGHWAY 191.

* IMPACTS...TODAY...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE THE OPEN WATERS OF 
  FORT PECK LAKE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH 
  WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. TUESDAY...THE 
  STRONGER WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS. 

&&

$$

MTZ059>061-161200-
/O.UPG.KGGW.HW.A.0006.121016T1800Z-121017T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM
307 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING... WINDS WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE BY NOON ON TUESDAY.
  EXPECT THEM TO DROP BY 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE
  TO BE VERY STRONG THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.  

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG
  HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS 
  TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.


&&

$$

MTZ023-161200-
/O.NEW.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGGW.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121016T0100Z/
MCCONE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CIRCLE
307 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS ON FORT PECK WILL DECREASE BY SUNSET TONIGHT.
  EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS TO PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.  

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS 
  TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.


&&

$$

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-161200-
/O.NEW.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
307 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANT INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS 
  TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.


&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
900 
WWUS75 KGGW 160051
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
651 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

.WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH
STRONGER WINDS BEGINNING ON TUESDAY.

MTZ016-017-021-022-161300-
/O.CAN.KGGW.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121016T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN
651 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...VERY HIGHS WINDS WILL PICK UP ON TUESDAY BY NOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THEY WILL DROP OFF TO ABOUT 10 TO 15
  MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND THEN PICK UP
  SIGNIFICANTLY AGAIN BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL
  MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  SOUTH OF MALTA ALONG HIGHWAY 191.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS.

&&

$$

MTZ023-161300-
/O.CAN.KGGW.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121016T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
MCCONE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CIRCLE
651 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
THREE DAYS.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

MTZ059>061-161300-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...OPHEIM
651 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING... WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON ON TUESDAY. EXPECT THEM
  TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN
  BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY STRONG
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-161300-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
651 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS 
  TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
373 
WWUS75 KGGW 160919
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
319 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

AN ACTIVE STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH
STRONGER WINDS TO THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY.

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-162200-
/O.UPG.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
319 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  ARE ANTICIPATED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ023-162200-
/O.UPG.KGGW.HW.A.0007.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
MCCONE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CIRCLE
319 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY...DIMINISH
  SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN PICK UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
  MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ016-017-021-022-059>061-162200-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121016T1800Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...
OPHEIM
319 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING... WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TODAY...THEN DIMINISH
  SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY.
  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY STRONG THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
141 
WWUS75 KGGW 162031
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
231 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIVE STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

MTZ016-017-021>023-059>061-170445-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE...WHITEWATER...
ZORTMAN...OPHEIM
231 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN BY EARLY
  EVENING...THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
  VERY STRONG THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-170445-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
231 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
  COMES SWEEPING THROUGH. WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BY
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH DEVELOPING BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
660 
WWUS75 KGGW 170245
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
845 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIVE STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TOPPING 40 MPH AND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PHILLIPS AND VALLEY COUNTY THIS EVENING.
STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.

MTZ016-017-021>023-059>061-171045-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE...WHITEWATER...
ZORTMAN...OPHEIM
845 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND
  INCREASE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY
  STRONG THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-171045-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121017T1500Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
845 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK TONIGHT AS A COLD 
  FRONT COMES SWEEPING THROUGH. WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY 
  INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH DEVELOPING BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGHT THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
990 
WWUS75 KGGW 170615 AAA
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1215 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIVE STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS TOPPING 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY THIS EVENING. GUSTS
BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS GARFIELD...
VALLEY...PRAIRIE AND MCCONE COUNTIES THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS
WILL SPREAD EAST OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

MTZ018>020-024>027-062-171100-
/O.EXT.KGGW.HW.W.0012.121017T0615Z-121018T0600Z/
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...
TERRY...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON
1215 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD
  FRONT COMES SWEEPING THROUGH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGH THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ016-017-021>023-059>061-171100-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE...WHITEWATER...
ZORTMAN...OPHEIM
1215 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

* TIMING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AND
  DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY
  STRONG THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGH THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
930 
WWUS75 KGGW 170930 AAA
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
330 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIVE STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY OVERNIGHT. GUSTS BETWEEN 60
AND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS IN
NORTHEAST MONTANA OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT.

MTZ016>027-059>062-172200-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...
FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...
ZORTMAN...OPHEIM...CULBERTSON
330 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THEY WILL
  CONTINUE TO BE VERY STRONG THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF MALTA.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WILL CAUSE LOOSE 
  OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

PLACE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
INSIDE OR WEIGH THEM DOWN. SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-
WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
453 
WWUS75 KGGW 172051
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
251 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THE STRONG WINDS INTO
PARTS OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 MPH WERE STILL
REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON.

MTZ021-172200-
/O.CAN.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
PETROLEUM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WINNETT
251 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA TODAY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MTZ016>020-022>027-059>062-180500-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-GARFIELD-MCCONE-RICHLAND-
DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...JORDAN...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...
GLENDIVE...RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...
OPHEIM...CULBERTSON
251 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
  NORTHEAST MONTANA. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD AVOID GOING OUT ON FORT PECK LAKE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

SLOW DOWN WHEN GUSTY WINDS ARE CROSS-WISE TO A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE OR AVOID TRAVELING WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
124 
WWUS75 KGGW 180226 AAA
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
826 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

MTZ016>020-022>027-059>062-180330-
/O.CAN.KGGW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-GARFIELD-MCCONE-RICHLAND-
DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...
WOLF POINT...POPLAR...JORDAN...CIRCLE...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...
GLENDIVE...RICHEY...TERRY...WIBAUX...WHITEWATER...ZORTMAN...
OPHEIM...CULBERTSON
826 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA TODAY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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 Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 15, 2:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 2:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
204 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

.SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE STORM
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION STARTING ON TUESDAY INTO THE START
OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE SURFACE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AB/SK
BORDER BY NOON ON TUESDAY AND BRINGS A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH IT.
THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE MB/SK BORDER BY 06Z WEDNESDAY AND THEN
SITS AND SPINS FOR A BIT OVER LAKE WINNEPEG AREA. THIS KEEPS US IN
A NORTHWEST FLOW AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS OFF THE PAC NW.

GRADIENT IS PARTICULARLY STRONG ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF OUR
FORECAST AREA STARTING AFTER 18Z ON TUEDAYS. EXPECT SEVERAL
LOCATIONS TO REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WITH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AREA JUST BELOW THAT THROUGH AROUND 9 PM. WITH A FEW HOURS
OF LOWER WIND SPEEDS...THAT AREA WILL PICK UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
AND THE HIGH WIND CRITERIA WINDS WILL REACH ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHEAST MONTANA. SO THE WARNING IS OUT FROM NOON TUESDAY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT WED/THU IN OUR WESTERN ZONES AND FROM NOON ON WED
THROUGH MIDNIGHT WED/THU IN OUR EASTERN ZONES.

THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT OF PRECIPITATION. AS THE 500 MB
SHORTWAVE PUSHES ACROSS A STRONG VORT MAX PUSHES THROUGH WITH THE
DEEPENING LOW. A PUSH OF MOISTURE COMES ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
FRONT AND WHILE THERE MAY BE SOME INITIAL DOWNSLOPING IN THE
MORNING ON TUESDAY THINGS WILL MOISTEN UP BY AFTERNOON AND WITH
STRONG UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION...WOULD EXPECT A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO A
TENTH OR TWO OF SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AS THE
FRONT COMES THROUGH ON TUESDAY.

THINGS DRY OUT ON WEDNESDAY THOUGH AND WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO
BE AS STRONG AS THEY ARE...FIRE WEATHER IS A CONCERN. HAVE SPOKEN
TO SEVERAL FIRE PARTNERS AND ALL FELT THAT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE.

TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN ON
TUESDAY. 700 MB TEMPS START OUT AROUND 2-3C ON TUE AT NOON AND
DROP TO -13C BY NOON ON WED. SURPRISINGLY THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HI/LO TEMPS WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MADE FEW
CHANGES TO THEM.  FRANSEN

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM WEDNESDAYS WELL DEVELOPED SYSTEM WILL
SLOWLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST AS CYCLONIC FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
EXITING UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES.

UPPER RIDGING ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FOR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT....MAKING FOR CLEARING SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS.
TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMALS ON THURSDAY AS NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES AT
THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL FURTHER TAPER THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES AS A SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN FROM
THE WEST.

FOR FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE REGARDING
THE TIMING OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. GFS REMAINS STRONGER
AND MORE PROGRESSIVE THEN THE 00Z ECMWF. LIKE THE CURRENT
FORECAST THAT TRENDS TOWARDS CLIMATOLOGY GIVEN THE DIFFERENCES. GILCHRIST

PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION...THE STRONG WINDS THAT WILL OCCUR
ON WEDNESDAY WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SURFACE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST
WILL GRADUALLY RELAX WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE HIGH
MOVES INTO MONTANA. THURSDAY WILL BE COOL AND DRY WITH NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT. UPPER RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND
THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE AREA FOR FRIDAY. IT
IS AT THIS POINT THAT MODEL AGREEMENT BREAKS DOWN AND THE ECMWF
AND GFS HAVE DIFFERENT PATTERNS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.

ON FRIDAY...WHILE BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF BRING A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THROUGH THE AREA...THE GFS HAS A COLD FRONT WITH SOME MOISTURE
WHILE THE ECMWF KEEPS THE FRONT TO THE NORTH AND WAITS UNTIL
SATURDAY TO BRING THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA.

BOTH MODELS DEVELOP A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER ALBERTA ON SATURDAY AND
GENERALLY KEEP IT THERE INTO NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE FLOW ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW IS DIFFERENT WITH THE GFS FAVORING A COLD
WESTERLY FLOW OVER MONTANA WITH 2 SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS FOR THE
STATE BETWEEN SATURDAY AND MONDAY. MEANWHILE... THE ECMWF KEEPS THE AREA
IN A WARMER AND DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY...WILL BROADBRUSH SOME LOW POPS AND HAVE TEMPERATURES
CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY UNTIL THE MODELS SORT THIS SYSTEM OUT. FORRESTER

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR AND WINDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AT 15
TO 30 KTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDOWN. SHOWERS WILL ONLY LOWER
CEILINGS TO ABOUT 4K FT AGL AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT KGDV.
TONIGHT MID LEVEL CEILINGS WILL GIVE WAY TO A SCT HIGH DECK AS
WINDS GO LIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERLY. KGGW WILL SEE SOUTHEAST WINDS
DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS.

BY MID TUESDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO AGAIN INCREASE OUT OF THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 KTS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL AGAIN BE
PRESENT...BUT VFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL RULE. GILCHRIST

&&

.GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
VALLEY...PETROLEUM...GARFIELD...NORTHERN PHILLIPS...SOUTHWEST
PHILLIPS...NORTHERN VALLEY.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MTZ120-122-134>137.

LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FORT PECK
LAKE.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR DANIELS...SHERIDAN...WESTERN ROOSEVELT...MCCONE...RICHLAND...
DAWSON...PRAIRIE...WIBAUX...EASTERN ROOSEVELT.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 3:52 AM MDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
352 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

MTZ016>027-059>062-160900-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
352 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR VALLEY...PHILLIPS...PETROLEUM AND GARFIELD COUNTIES. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD BEGINNING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO NORTHERN MONTANA. AS THE STORM
SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA IT WILL PULL EVEN COLDER
AIR DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THIS COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE EVEN
STRONGER WINDS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS
ACROSS FAR EASTERN MONTANA ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 10:43 PM MDTLake Wind AdvisoryGGWGarfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley20 hr
Oct 15, 3:00 PM MDTFire Weather WatchGGWDaniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more23 hr
Oct 15, 3:07 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchGGWDaniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 2 more12 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.