Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Sep 9, 2012, 1:43 PM MDT for Ravalli County, Montana. It took effect at Sep 10, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2012, 1:43 PM MDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 10, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2012, 8:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
County Ravalli County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 3015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
327 WWUS85 KMSO 091943 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 143 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 MTZ109-100600- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0021.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120910T0300Z/ BITTERROOT- 143 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: THROUGH THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WESTERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: THROUGH THIS EVENING...15-25 PERCENT. MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...15 TO 25 PERCENT VALLEYS...AND 25-35 PERCENT MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP. * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON ONLY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. RAINFALL CONFINED TO DIRECTLY UNDER THE STORM CORES. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK LATER THIS AFTERNOON... COINCIDING WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AFTER NIGHTFALL. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING STRONGER THEN WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON MONDAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ102-103-MTZ106>108-100600- /O.EXB.KMSO.FW.W.0020.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- 143 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /1243 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON...CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-25 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS TO MIDSLOPE. 25-35 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY NOONTIME...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ110-111-100600- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 143 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-22 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS: OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ONLY... ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED COVERAGE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. RAINFALL CONFINED TO DIRECTLY UNDER THE STORM CORES. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK LATER THIS AFTERNOON... COINCIDING WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AFTER NIGHTFALL. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
4 follow-up statements
334 WWUS85 KMSO 100450 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1050 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 MTZ110-111-101300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1050 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-22 PERCENT. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ102-103-MTZ106>108-101300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- 1050 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /950 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON... CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-25 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS TO MIDSLOPE. 25-35 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY NOONTIME...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ109-101300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0021.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ BITTERROOT- 1050 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT VALLEYS...AND 25-35 PERCENT MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
291 WWUS85 KMSO 101013 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 413 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 MTZ110-111-102100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 413 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-22 PERCENT. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ IDZ102-103-MTZ106>108-102100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- 413 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 /313 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON...CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-25 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS TO MIDSLOPE. 25-35 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY NOONTIME...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ109-102100- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0021.120910T1800Z-120911T0600Z/ BITTERROOT- 413 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT VALLEYS...AND 25- 35 PERCENT MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
949 WWUS85 KMSO 102011 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 211 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 IDZ102-103-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 111 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON...CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOWER ELEVATIONS...8-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ106-107-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ WEST LOLO-SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 211 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ108-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ EAST LOLO- 211 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST LOLO... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-25 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS TO MIDSLOPE. 25-35 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS WHAT REALLY DRIVING THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ109-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ BITTERROOT- 211 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT VALLEYS...AND 25-35 PERCENT MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN AFTER DARK. WHILE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY...STRENGTH OF THE WINDS IS THE FOCUS FOR THIS WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$ MTZ110-111-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 211 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PEAKING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING AGAIN AFTER DARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
338 WWUS85 KMSO 110259 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 859 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 IDZ102-103-MTZ106>108-110400- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- 859 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 /759 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON...CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...WEST LOLO...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE DECREASING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RISING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ MTZ109-110400- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ BITTERROOT- 859 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BITTERROOT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE DECREASING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RISING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ MTZ110-111-110600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120911T0600Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 859 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD...EAST BEAVERHEAD... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 12-20 PERCENT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE AND RH'S WILL RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Missoula, Ravalli | 34 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.