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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Missoula, MT

October 26, 2013Flathead County, Lake County, Sanders County, Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Oct 26, 2013, 1:56 PM MDT for Flathead County, Lake County, Sanders County, Montana. It took effect at Oct 27, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2013, 1:56 PM MDT (19:56 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 27, 7:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 503 Nnw Finley Point, MTTHE FLATHEAD LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION NARROWS WEATHER STATION REPORTED A PEAK GUST TO 50 MPH AT 7:33 PM MDT ON THE 27TH. THE 7:30 TO 7:45 PM MDT 15-MINUTE WIND SPEED AVERAGE WAS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH.
Oct 27, 7:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 627 Ese Rollins, MTTHE FLATHEAD LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION MID-LAKE BUOY REPORTED A GUST OF 61.5 MPH AT 7:43 PM MDT. THE 15 MINUTE WIND SPEED AVERAGE (7:30 TO 7:45 PM MDT) WAS 45 MPH FROM THE EAST.
Oct 28, 6:38 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 464 E Salmon Prairie, MTTHE PONY CREEK RAWS IS LOCATED ON THE MID-SLOPE OF THE SWAN RANGE AT 5510 FEET.
Oct 28, 7:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 Ese Rollins, MTTHE FLATHEAD LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION MID-LAKE BUOY REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 65 MPH LAST EVENING. THE WINDS THERE STARTED TO GUST OVER 50 MPH AT 5 PM MDT AND CONTINUED UNTIL 7 AM MDT ON THE 28TH. THEY REPORTED AN ESTIMATED 15 TO 20 TREES DOWN DUE TO THE WIND RAN
Oct 28, 10:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Columbia Falls, MT
Oct 28, 10:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 S Woods Bay, MTA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL FALLEN TREES, ONE OF WHICH TOTALED THEIR CARPORT AND ANOTHER BROKE A UTILITY LIGHT. THEIR HEATH WIND SENSOR RECORDED A PEAK OF 54 MPH AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING AND 50 MPH AT 10 PM MDT LAST EVENING. A NEIGHBOR REPORTED A TREE T

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2013-10-26Temperature 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 2013-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 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.

168 
WWUS75 KMSO 261956
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
156 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2013

MTZ003-271200-
/O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0002.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0003.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
156 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* * IMPACTS/TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE DAMAGE
  AND BLOCKED ROADS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
  LATE SUNDAY WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WAVE
  CONDITIONS ON FLATHEAD LAKE AND OTHER AREA LAKES. DOCK AND BOAT
  DAMAGE DUE TO WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE
  FOR EXPOSED AREAS...MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FLATHEAD
  LAKE.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 
  MPH WILL BE LIKELY OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...
   MISSION VALLEY...POLSON

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 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ005-271200-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
156 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME LATE SUNDAY WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 MPH
  AND HIGHER.

* 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.

&&

$$

MTZ001-271200-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
156 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
  LATE SUNDAY WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* WINDS:  NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 MPH
  AND HIGHER.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... 
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH

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.

&&

$$

MTZ004-271200-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
156 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME LATE SUNDAY WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS, MAINLY OVER
  LOOKOUT PASS.

* WINDS:  NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 MPH
  AND HIGHER.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON 
  FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 
  LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS75 KMSO 271011
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
411 AM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

MTZ003-272100-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
411 AM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE DAMAGE
  AND BLOCKED ROADS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
  LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND
  BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WAVE 
  CONDITIONS ON FLATHEAD LAKE AND OTHER AREA LAKES. DOCK AND 
  BOAT DAMAGE DUE TO WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING 6 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE FOR EXPOSED AREAS...MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 
  FLATHEAD LAKE. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
  OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...
  MISSION VALLEY...POLSON


&&

$$

MTZ005-272100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
411 AM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA


&&

$$

MTZ001-272100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
411 AM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 
  MPH AND HIGHER. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH


&&

$$

MTZ004-272100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
411 AM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS... MAINLY OVER
  LOOKOUT PASS.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 
  MPH AND HIGHER. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON
  FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90
  LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN


&&

$$
770 
WWUS75 KMSO 272018
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
218 PM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

MTZ003-281215-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
218 PM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE 
  DAMAGE AND BLOCKED ROADS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A 
  SHORT PERIOD OF TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH 
  WIND AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD 
  CONDITIONS. 

* IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WAVE 
  CONDITIONS ON FLATHEAD LAKE AND OTHER AREA LAKES. DOCK AND 
  BOAT DAMAGE DUE TO WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING 6 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE FOR EXPOSED AREAS...MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 
  FLATHEAD LAKE. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
  LIKELY OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...
   MISSION VALLEY...POLSON

$$

MTZ005-281215-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
218 PM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE 
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA

$$

MTZ001-281215-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
218 PM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE 
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 
  MPH AND HIGHER. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... 
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH

$$

MTZ004-281215-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.131028T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
218 PM MDT SUN OCT 27 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE TREE 
  AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME LATE TONIGHT WHERE SNOW WILL MIX WITH WIND AND REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES AND BRIEFLY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS... MAINLY OVER 
  LOOKOUT PASS. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 45 
  MPH AND HIGHER. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON 
  FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 
  LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN

$$
873 
WWUS75 KMSO 280948
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
348 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

MTZ001-281100-
/O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
348 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND HAS DECREASED THIS MORNING, BUT WATCH OUT FOR LIGHT SNOW THAT
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IMPACTS TO ROADWAYS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED WITH THE LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING.

$$

MTZ003-281800-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
348 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS REMAIN THIS MORNING BUT ARE NOT AS
  STRONG AS LAST EVENING. 

* EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WAVES,
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 FEET, ON FLATHEAD LAKE. GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN
  THROUGH THIS MORNING BUT ARE ANTICIPATED TO DECREASE DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...
   MISSION VALLEY...POLSON

$$

MTZ005-281800-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
348 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. AN AREA OF SNOW WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHWARD AND BRING
  LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING. BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE BUT ANY IMPACT TO ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE MINIMAL.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA

$$

MTZ004-281800-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
348 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. AN AREA OF SNOW WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHWARD AND BRING
  LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING. BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE
  POSSIBLE BUT ANY IMPACT TO ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE MINIMAL.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 40
  MPH.  

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON 
  FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 
  LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN

$$
139 
WWUS75 KMSO 281758
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1158 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

MTZ003-281900-
/O.EXP.KMSO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
1158 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER, GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...
   MISSION VALLEY...POLSON

$$

MTZ005-281900-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
1158 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING:  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER, GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA

$$

MTZ004-281900-
/O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131028T1800Z/
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-
1158 AM MDT MON OCT 28 2013

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER, GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH ARE STILL
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON 
  FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 
  LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 1:54 PM MDTWinter Storm WarningMSODeer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 1 more67 hr
Oct 26, 1:56 PM MDTWind AdvisoryMSOFlathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders46 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Montana, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.