Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 3, 2012, 2:59 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 6:41 PM MST. It was in force for 46 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 2:59 PM MST (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 6:41 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612 WWUS75 KTFX 032159 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 259 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 MTZ009-010-048-040500- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0002.120104T1200Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 259 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-040500- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 259 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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386 WWUS75 KTFX 040141 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 641 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 MTZ009-010-048-041300- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0002.120104T0141Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 641 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-041300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 641 PM MST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
011 WWUS75 KTFX 041047 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 347 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 MTZ009-010-048-042300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 347 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-042300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 347 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
374 WWUS75 KTFX 041220 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 520 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 MTZ012-044-050030- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ CASCADE-TOOLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY 520 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: SHELBY...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ051-050030- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 520 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-050030- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 520 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-045>047-049-050-050030- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 520 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...CHESTER...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
943 WWUS75 KTFX 042057 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 157 PM MST WED JAN 4 2012 MTZ011-013-014-045>047-049-050-050500- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0002.120105T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 157 PM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...CHESTER...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS AND ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-044-048-051-050500- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHOTEAU... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 157 PM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...SHELBY...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... LEWISTOWN AND LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
681 WWUS75 KTFX 050450 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 950 PM MST WED JAN 4 2012 MTZ009>014-044>051-051300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 950 PM MST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS WITH STRONG WINDS SPREADING EAST ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. * FIRE WEATHER: DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN GRASSLAND AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...CHESTER...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS AND ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
853 WWUS75 KTFX 051059 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 359 AM MST THU JAN 5 2012 MTZ009>014-044>051-052300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 359 AM MST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND HIGH PLAINS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WITH STRONGER WINDS SPREADING EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON THURSDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. * FIRE WEATHER: DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN GRASSLAND AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
792 WWUS75 KTFX 052146 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 246 PM MST THU JAN 5 2012 MTZ009>014-044>051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 246 PM MST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND HIGH PLAINS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WITH STRONGER WINDS SPREADING EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
711 WWUS75 KTFX 052350 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 450 PM MST THU JAN 5 2012 MTZ009>014-044>051-060100- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120106T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 450 PM MST THU JAN 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2:59 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Montana, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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