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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Missoula, MT

January 24, 20128 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Jan 24, 2012, 2:03 PM MST for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 24, 2012, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2012, 2:03 PM MST (21:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 25, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2012-01-24Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2012-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 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.

837 
WWUS75 KMSO 242103
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
203 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012


IDZ008-250530-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T0000Z-120125T1200Z/
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
103 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 


* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON
  ...BECOMING STRONG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING
  BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE
  REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING 25 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN
  STRONG OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO 
  RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-250530-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T1200Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
203 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING EARLY
  WEDNESDAY...BECOMING STRONG DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BE DECREASING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
529 
WWUS75 KMSO 242209
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
309 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

IDZ008-250615-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T0000Z-120125T1200Z/
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
209 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON 
  BECOMING ...STRONG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING 
  BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE 
  REMAINDER OF THE DAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO 
  RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-250615-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T1200Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
309 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY...BECOMING STRONG DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  WINDS WILL BE DECREASING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
017 
WWUS75 KMSO 250257
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
757 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

IDZ008-251200-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1200Z/
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
657 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT
  WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO 
  RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-251300-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T1200Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
757 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY
  WEDNESDAY...BECOMING STRONG WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
703 
WWUS75 KMSO 250502
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1002 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

IDZ007-251200-
/O.EXA.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
902 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT 
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT 
  WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ008-251200-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1200Z/
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
902 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT 
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT 
  WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO 
  RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-251300-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T1200Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1002 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY...
  BECOMING STRONG WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
562 
WWUS75 KMSO 251157
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
457 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

IDZ008-251600-
/O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1600Z/
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
357 AM PST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE THIS MORNING POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND RELOCATING
  UNSECURED OBJECTS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO 
  RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-252000-
/O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.120125T1157Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
457 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVERNIGHT AND
  WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY
  AFFECTING TRAVEL AND RELOCATING UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$

IDZ007-251600-
/O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1600Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-
357 AM PST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR
GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING HOURS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND RELOCATING
  UNSECURED OBJECTS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
695 
WWUS75 KMSO 251600
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
900 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

IDZ007-008-251700-
/O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1600Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
800 AM PST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE STILL
EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. 

$$

MTZ002-252100-
/O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T2100Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
900 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH STRONG GUSTS WITH
  SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND
  INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE NEAR WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ESSEX...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.

&&

$$

MTZ005-251900-
/O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1900Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
900 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  BITTERROOT VALLEY THIS MORNING. DEVELOPING SHOWERS HAVE THE
  CAPABILITY TO TAP INTO THE STRONG WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVELS AND
  PULL THEM DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-260000-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
900 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY
  THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND
  RELOCATING UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
744 
WWUS75 KMSO 251714
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1014 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

MTZ002-252100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T2100Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
1014 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH STRONG GUSTS 
  WITH SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING 
  AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE NEAR 
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG 
  WINDS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-260000-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1014 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY 
  THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND 
  RELOCATING UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$

MTZ005-251900-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1900Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
1014 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
  BITTERROOT/MISSOULA VALLEYS THIS MORNING. DEVELOPING SHOWERS HAVE
  THE CAPABILITY TO TAP INTO THE STRONG WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVELS
  AND PULL THEM DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. 

* 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.

&&

$$
376 
WWUS75 KMSO 251854
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1154 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

MTZ005-252000-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T1900Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
1154 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE BITTERROOT AND MISSOULA VALLEYS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MTZ002-252100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T2100Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
1154 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH STRONG GUSTS 
  WITH SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING 
  AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE NEAR 
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG 
  WINDS. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-260000-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1154 AM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY 
  THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND 
  RELOCATING UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
378 
WWUS75 KMSO 252053
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
153 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

MTZ002-252200-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120125T2100Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-
153 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 
  83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE

$$

MTZ005-260000-
/O.EXA.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
153 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
BITTERROOT VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH
  MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND RELOCATING
  UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE
  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.

&&

$$

MTZ007-260000-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
153 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY
  THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY POTENTIALLY AFFECTING TRAVEL AND
  RELOCATING UNSECURED OBJECTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD 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.

&&

$$
056 
WWUS75 KMSO 252349
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
449 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012


MTZ007-260100-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
449 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE. 


$$

MTZ005-260100-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120126T0000Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
449 PM MST WED JAN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
BITTERROOT VALLEY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 4:15 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMSOFlathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more66 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Montana, 2012Wind Advisories in Idaho, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.