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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Billings, MT

January 2, 2014

NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 8:08 AM MST. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 2, 2014, 8:08 AM MST (15:08 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2014, 3:27 PM MST
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 2, 3:12 AM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:12 AM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 2:56 AM MST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
256 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-031000-
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-
256 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF ROSEBUD AND CUSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 9 AM. THIS WILL
AFFECT I-94 FROM FORSYTH TO MILES CITY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 12 EAST
OF MILES CITY. EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PLEASE USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE
AREAS TODAY INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS
WINDS ALONG I-90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION OR TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS FRIDAY
MORNING...DECREASING BY THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES INTO THE
REGION. PLEASE CHECK THE FORECASTS REGULARLY AND PLAN TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY.

.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
Jan 2, 12:31 AM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	BYZ	Custer, Rosebud	10 hr
Jan 2, 3:08 AM MST	High Wind Warning	BYZ	Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass	36 hr
Jan 2, 3:31 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BYZ	Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more	60 hr

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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.