Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2014, 3:22 AM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It took effect at Feb 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 45 hr. 3 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
- Feb 16, 2014, 3:22 AM MST (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2014, 8:33 AM MST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Golden Valley County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 W Harlowton, MT | UPPER MUSSELSHELL AGRIMET |
| Feb 16, 4:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 E Columbus, MT | |
| Feb 17, 3:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 5 Sw Nye, MT | STILLWATER MINE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
048 WWUS75 KBYZ 161022 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 322 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 MTZ028-034-042-063-170700- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 322 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-170700- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 322 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ065-066-171030- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 322 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WIND TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WIND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
10 follow-up statements
443 WWUS75 KBYZ 161654 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 954 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 MTZ028-034-042-063-170700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 954 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-171700- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 954 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON FOR A LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS UNTIL THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WIND TODAY...DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 75 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-170700- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.140216T1900Z-140217T0700Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 954 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
097 WWUS75 KBYZ 162220 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 320 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 MTZ065-066-172230- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 320 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME VERY STRONG OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE MONDAY EVENING. * WIND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ028-034-042-063-170700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140217T0700Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 320 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-170700- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140217T0700Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 320 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
040 WWUS75 KBYZ 170307 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 807 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 MTZ028-034-042-063-170415- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140217T0700Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... RYEGATE...LAVINA...JUDITH GAP 807 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ041-180100- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140217T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 807 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR BIG TIMBER THIS EVENING. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TOWARDS MELVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 807 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE MONDAY EVENING. * WIND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
024 WWUS75 KBYZ 171115 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 415 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ065-066-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 415 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS TO 75 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN NYE EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG IN LIVINGSTON THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING AS WELL. * WIND...35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH MID DAY. GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 415 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING OVER 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN VERY STRONG INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS DECREASING TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TOWARDS MELVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
758 WWUS75 KBYZ 171609 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 909 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ065-066-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 909 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 909 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TOWARDS MELVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
436 WWUS75 KBYZ 171739 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1039 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ028-063-180100- /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 1039 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM HARLOWTON TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 1039 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * WIND SPEEDS...35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ041-180100- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 1039 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS...20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TOWARDS MELVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND VERY EASILY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
231 WWUS75 KBYZ 172204 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 304 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ065-066-180700- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.140217T2204Z-140218T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 304 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE...AS WELL AS ROADS AROUND NYE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-180700- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.140217T2204Z-140218T0700Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 304 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING. * WIND SPEEDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TOWARDS MELVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-181900- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T1900Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 304 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM HARLOWTON TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
797 WWUS75 KBYZ 180400 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 900 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ041-065-066-180500- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140218T0700Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 900 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ028-063-181900- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T1900Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 900 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM HARLOWTON TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
035 WWUS75 KBYZ 181030 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 330 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 MTZ028-063-181900- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T1900Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 330 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND SPEEDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 191 FROM HARLOWTON TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
962 WWUS75 KBYZ 181533 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 833 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 MTZ028-063-181645- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140218T1900Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 833 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 16, 2:43 AM MST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 2:43 AM MST, 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
243 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND MON...
ENSEMBLE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TABLE CONTINUED TO SHOW ANOMALOUS
MID-LEVEL WINDS FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD. STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS
WILL SHIFT S OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH MON NIGHT. 700 MB WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 55 TO 65 KT
BY 00Z TONIGHT WITH THE GFS SHOWING STRONGER WINDS THAN THE WRF.
LEANED TOWARD THE GFS FOR WIND FORECAST AS STRONG WAVE MOVING
ONSHORE THIS MORNING IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS. THIS WAVE WILL REACH THE FORECAST AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...USHERING A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA. A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WITH
STEEP LAPSE RATES. DUE TO THE INSTABILITY...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE INSTABILITY...AND SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE WAVE AND
FRONT...WILL ALSO SUPPORT MIXING DOWN OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT
ESPECIALLY INTO AREAS W OF KBIL BASED ON MODEL SOUNDINGS. AS A
RESULT WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING IN
WHEATLAND...GOLDEN VALLEY AND NORTHERN STILLWATER COUNTIES. WILL
GO WITH AN ADVISORY IN NORTHERN SWEET GRASS. ADVISORY STILL LOOKED
GOOD FOR LVM AND NYE AREAS. KLVM WINDS HAD INCREASED EARLY THIS
MORNING DUE TO LEE TROUGHING. PRESSURE FALLS OVER E MT WILL HELP
THE TROUGH TO SHIFT E AND DEEPEN THIS MORNING.
STRONG FRONTOGENESIS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT AND A BAND
OF PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. ISOLATED STRONG WIND
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM KBIL E IN ANY CONVECTION. ALSO
WATCHING RED LODGE THIS MORNING AS MODELS HAVE SHOWN SIGNALS FOR A
POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN WAVE. STRONG WINDS MAY NOT REACH THE SURFACE
THIS MORNING SO WILL HOLD OFF ON A WARNING THERE. POPS OVER THE
AREA...WITH HIGH MOUNTAIN POPS...WERE IN GOOD SHAPE BASED ON
LATEST GUIDANCE. LOWERED TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE CLOUD
COVER. AIRMASS WILL COOL BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
FAST WNW FLOW WITH ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW WILL OVERTAKE
THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING POSSIBLE WARNING
CRITERIA WIND SPEEDS TO THE GAP FLOW AREAS INTO MON MORNING. WILL
CONTINUE TO MENTION THESE WINDS IN THE ADVISORY. LATER SHIFTS CAN
UPGRADE TO A WARNING IF NECESSARY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA.
MON WILL BE DRY EXCEPT FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER
50S DUE TO DOWNSLOPING AND THE DRY AIRMASS. ANOTHER SURGE OF
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MON NIGHT AND A COLD
FRONT WILL SINK S THROUGH THE AREA. QPF WILL BE LIMITED SO KEPT
JUST LOW POPS OVER THE PLAINS. A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE MOUNTAINS. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY OVER THE AREA. ARTHUR
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR TUE...WED...THU...FRI...SAT...
TUESDAY WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING SLOWS THE WINDS A BIT WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRESSURE FALLS INCREASING GAP FLOW WINDS TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS IS THE LEADING EDGE OF A LONGER DURATION CYCLONIC FLOW
ALOFT PRESSING INTO THE REGION WHICH ULTIMATELY BRINGS COLD
WEATHER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS BUT
MOISTURE IS NOT REAL DEEP. WEDNESDAY IS A TRANSITION DAY WITH
TRICKY TEMPERATURES BUT COLD FRONTAL TIMING LOOKS TO BE AROUND DAY
BREAK SO MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
THURSDAY A SLOWER MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE AREA
WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH UPSLOPE
FLOW DEVELOPING THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW HEADS INTO THE
DAKOTAS. EXPECT SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY BEFORE UPSLOPE BREAKS DOWN LATER ON FRIDAY. DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE REAL STRONG FORCING WE BE IN PLAY FOR THIS PUSH BACK INTO
WINTER BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S ON FRIDAY WITH SINGLE
DIGIT LOWS COMBINED WITH SOME SNOW WILL DEFINITELY BRING BACK THE
WINTER FEEL.
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND WITH KLONDIKE
CHINOOK PATTERN SETTING UP. THIS WILL LIMIT THE PRECIPITATION
POTENTIAL AND ALLOW A BIT OF MODERATION IN THE TEMPERATURES BUT
WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST. BORSUM
&&
.AVIATION...
WEATHER DISTURBANCE TODAY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BRING A COLD FRONT
AND CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA WITH EVEN A ISOLATED LIGHTNING
STRIKE POSSIBLE. BEST CHANCE FOR BRIEF INTENSE RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE 1700UTC
FOR KLVM 1900 FOR KBIL AND 2100 FOR KSHR AND KMLS. BRIEF MVFR
COULD BE POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FOR FOOTHILL AREAS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING
50KTS. THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. BORSUM
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 048 033/051 030/048 033/044 025/035 016/029 010/025
3/W 21/N 21/N 32/W 12/J 33/J 22/J
LVM 050 032/049 029/046 033/044 020/033 013/028 003/025
6/W 21/N 32/W 42/W 33/J 43/J 22/J
HDN 051 027/052 029/053 032/047 023/038 014/031 011/029
4/W 21/N 21/B 32/W 12/J 33/J 21/E
MLS 047 026/049 027/045 029/045 021/034 014/026 005/021
4/W 20/B 11/B 32/W 12/J 22/J 22/J
4BQ 056 026/054 029/051 029/050 023/040 014/031 008/028
4/W 30/B 11/B 12/W 12/J 33/J 22/J
BHK 047 024/046 025/042 023/044 016/033 009/023 002/019
4/W 20/N 11/B 22/W 12/J 22/J 22/J
SHR 057 023/054 026/047 028/047 016/035 011/030 003/026
4/W 51/B 11/B 22/W 12/J 44/J 22/J
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR ZONES 28-34-42-63.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT FOR ZONE 41.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR ZONES
65-66.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 3:41 PM MST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 341 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-162245- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 341 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS TONIGHT. DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND ON LOCAL ROADS AROUND NYE. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT THE WEST SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS INTO SUNDAY MORNING...DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN PICK BACK UP AGAIN WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MORE STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IN THE JUDITH GAP...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER AND RYEGATE AREAS... WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT THE WEST SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SNOW WILL RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 11:54 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 81 min |
| Feb 16, 12:19 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Musselshell, Treasure, Yellowstone | 86 min |
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Sources
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