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High Wind Warning 40, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 4, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Nov 4, 2012, 2:44 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 4, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 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
Nov 4, 2012, 2:44 PM MST (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 5, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

934 
WWUS75 KTFX 042144
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
244 PM MST SUN NOV 4 2012

MTZ009-048-050945-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0032.121105T0100Z-121106T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0040.121105T0100Z-121106T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
244 PM MST SUN NOV 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
  CANYONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
868 
WWUS75 KTFX 050418
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
918 PM MST SUN NOV 4 2012

MTZ009-048-051630-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
918 PM MST SUN NOV 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND 
  CANYONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

&&

$$
882 
WWUS75 KTFX 050959
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
259 AM MST MON NOV 5 2012

MTZ009-048-052200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
259 AM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND 
  CANYONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

&&

$$
363 
WWUS75 KTFX 052044
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
144 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

MTZ047-051-060000-
/O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
144 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...FORT
  BELKNAP...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.

&&

$$

MTZ009-048-060000-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.A.0033.121106T2100Z-121107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
144 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE ROCKY
  MOUNTAIN FRONT THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND 
  CANYONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

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.

&&

$$
539 
WWUS75 KTFX 052149
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
249 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

MTZ009-048-061000-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0033.121106T2100Z-121107T2100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
249 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE ROCKY
  MOUNTAIN FRONT THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND 
  CANYONS.

*A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SIMILAR
 CONDITIONS IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

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.

&&

$$

MTZ047-051-060100-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
249 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...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.

&&

$$
905 
WWUS75 KTFX 060051
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
551 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

MTZ009-048-061300-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0033.121106T2100Z-121107T2100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CHOTEAU
551 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. WINDS
  HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA...HOWEVER WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND A HIGH WIND WATCH
  IS IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
  CANYONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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.

&&

$$

MTZ047-051-060200-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-121106T0100Z/
BLAINE-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...
LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
551 PM MST MON NOV 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. WINDS
HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

$$

The office that day

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

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Sources

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