Alert archive / Montana / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 22, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Sep 5, 2012, 11:32 AM MDT for 6 counties in Montana. It took effect at Sep 5, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012, 11:32 AM MDT (17:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 2287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301 WWUS75 KMSO 051732 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1132 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 MTZ002-060315- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.120906T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1132 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER LOGAN PASS...BAD ROCK CANYON AND COLUMBIA FALLS. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOGAN PASS AND BAD ROCK CANYON COULD SEE GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH RIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ001-003-060315- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.120906T0300Z-120906T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1132 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EUREKA...KALISPELL...FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA: NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SHORES OF THE LAKES. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTH/SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO MARION... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ005-060315- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.120906T0600Z-120906T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1132 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN MISSOULA AND HELLGATE CANYON. * WINDS: NORTH TO EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MISSOULA VALLEY...HELLGATE CANYON...NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
448 WWUS75 KMSO 060254 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 854 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 MTZ005-061200- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.120906T0800Z-120906T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 854 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MDT THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN MISSOULA AND HELLGATE CANYON. * WINDS: NORTH TO EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ002-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 854 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER LOGAN PASS...BAD ROCK CANYON AND COLUMBIA FALLS. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOGAN PASS AND BAD ROCK CANYON COULD SEE GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH RIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ001-003-061200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.120906T0300Z-120906T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 854 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EUREKA... KALISPELL...FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA: NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SHORES OF THE LAKES. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTH/SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
198 WWUS75 KMSO 061152 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 552 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 MTZ002-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 552 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER LOGAN PASS...BAD ROCK CANYON AND COLUMBIA FALLS. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. LOGAN PASS AND BAD ROCK CANYON COULD SEE GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ001-003-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 552 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS: WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS MORNING. EUREKA... KALISPELL...FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. * FLATHEAD LAKE AND LAKE KOOCANUSA: NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SHORES OF THE LAKES. WATER CRAFT STORED ON SOUTH/SOUTHWEST SHORES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ005-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 552 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY IN MISSOULA AND HELLGATE CANYON. * WINDS: NORTH TO EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
160 WWUS75 KMSO 061733 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1133 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 MTZ001>003-005-061845- /O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120906T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1133 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. $$
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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.