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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2014, 1:42 PM MST for 6 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 1:42 PM MST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 10:21 AM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho 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), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
328 WWUS75 KMSO 012042 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 142 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 IDZ007-008-021200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.140103T0300Z-140103T1600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1242 PM PST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY EVENING...BECOMING QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
709 WWUS75 KMSO 021021 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 321 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 IDZ007-008-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.140103T0300Z-140103T1600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 221 AM PST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS EVENING...BECOMING QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
048 WWUS75 KMSO 022130 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 230 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ007-031200- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.140103T1000Z-140103T2000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 230 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM MST FRIDAY FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MTZ005-031200- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.140103T1000Z-140103T2000Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 230 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ007-008-031200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.140103T0300Z-140103T1600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 130 PM PST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS EVENING... BECOMING QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATER IN THE MORNING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$
447 WWUS75 KMSO 031027 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 327 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ007-032000- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 327 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ007-008-031600- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 227 AM PST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATER IN THE MORNING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$ MTZ005-032000- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2000Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 327 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
512 WWUS75 KMSO 031540 AAA NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 840 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 IDZ007-008-031645- /O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 740 AM PST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ MTZ007-032000- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 840 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR I-90 DRUMMOND TO HOMESTAKE PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ005-032000- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2000Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 840 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SEMI TRUCKS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
214 WWUS75 KMSO 031721 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1021 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ005-007-031830- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2000Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1021 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:43 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 14 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.