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High Wind Warning 50, NWS Great Falls, MT

December 13, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2012, 8:49 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2012, 8:49 AM MST (15:49 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

846 
WWUS75 KTFX 131549
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
849 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

MTZ009-140100-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0050.121213T1549Z-121214T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
849 AM MST THU DEC 13 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: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ALONG
  THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND STRETCHES OF
  SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE
  VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

815 
WWUS75 KTFX 140059
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
559 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

MTZ009-140200-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121214T0100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
559 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL
REMAIN BREEZY AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT...AS GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN
THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME ISOLATED GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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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.