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Winter Storm Watch 10, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 5, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm watch at Nov 5, 2012, 3:47 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 5, 2012, 3:47 PM MST (22:47 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 7, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
Expired: Nov 7, 2012, 1:23 PM MST
In force
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 5, 2:54 PM MST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 2:54 PM MST, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 3:07 AM MST, 12 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
307 AM MST MON NOV 5 2012

MTZ009-048-061100-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
307 AM MST MON NOV 5 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY. WEST
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A PATTERN CHANGE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK WILL BRING
MUCH COLDER AND WETTER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND IMPACTS TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ARE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MTZ008-010>015-044>047-049>055-061100-
BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
307 AM MST MON NOV 5 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY IS LOW FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A PATTERN CHANGE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK WILL BRING
MUCH COLDER AND WETTER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND IMPACTS TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ARE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 5, 12:33 PM MST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1233 PM MST MON NOV 05 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NNE AUGUSTA           47.56N 112.34W
11/05/2012  M61 MPH          TETON              MT   MESONET

            61 MPH WIND GUST AT MCBRATNY MESONET SITE.

&&

HOENISCH

Local storm report, Nov 5, 1:52 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 1:44 PM MST	High Wind Watch	TFX		14 hr

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