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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2013, 10:18 AM MDT for Lemhi County, Idaho; 6 counties in Montana. It took effect at Apr 13, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2013, 10:18 AM MDT (16:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2013, 8:51 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 258 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
532 WWUS75 KMSO 121618 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1018 AM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 MTZ007-131200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.130413T1800Z-130414T0300Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1018 AM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS 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. && $$ MTZ005-131200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.130413T1800Z-130414T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1018 AM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ003-131200- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.130413T1200Z-130414T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1018 AM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS ON FLATHEAD LAKE WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET... LOCALLY UP TO 4 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON THE LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. NOTE...THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
130 WWUS75 KMSO 130924 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 324 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 IDZ010-132100- /O.EXA.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.130413T1800Z-130414T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 324 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ007-132100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.130413T1800Z-130414T0300Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 324 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS && $$ MTZ005-132100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.130413T1800Z-130414T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 324 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA && $$ MTZ003-132100- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.130413T1200Z-130414T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 324 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON FLATHEAD LAKE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...AS HIGH AS 4 FEET ALONG THE EAST SHORES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON && $$
969 WWUS75 KMSO 132015 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 215 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 MTZ007-140300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 215 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-140300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 215 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ IDZ010-140300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 215 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ003-140300- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 215 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON FLATHEAD LAKE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...AS HIGH AS 4 FEET ALONG THE EAST SHORES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$
436 WWUS75 KMSO 140251 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 851 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 IDZ010-MTZ005-007-140400- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 851 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MTZ003-140400- /O.CAN.KMSO.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 851 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 10:33 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Idaho, Lemhi | 25 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:35 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 35 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.