Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2014, 2:51 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 12:07 AM MST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 2:51 PM MST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 12:07 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 2:50 PM MST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
199 WWUS75 KTFX 012151 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 251 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 MTZ009-048-021215- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140102T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0001.140102T1300Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 251 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND BECOME VERY STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010>014-044>047-049>053-021215- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 251 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND COULD BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND IN ADDITION FOR AREAS NEAR U.S. ROUTE 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES COULD OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...SHELBY...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX: PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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842 WWUS75 KTFX 020707 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1207 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ009-048-021200- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0001.140102T0707Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 1207 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY.GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010>014-044>047-049>053-021200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1207 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND COULD BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND IN ADDITION FOR AREAS NEAR U.S. ROUTE 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES COULD OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...SHELBY...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
367 WWUS75 KTFX 021122 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 422 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ010-022330- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140104T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 422 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-048-022330- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 422 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY.GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>053-022330- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 422 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND COULD BECOME STRONG TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS FOR MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING. FOR AREAS NEAR U.S. ROUTE 2 THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES COULD OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...STANFORD... CHINOOK...CONRAD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...SHELBY...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... TOWNSEND... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
866 WWUS75 KTFX 022142 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 242 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ012-044-045-031215- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ CASCADE-TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER 242 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE NEAR AND AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE STRONG INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER FRIDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-031215- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 242 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-046-047-049>053-031215- /O.EXT.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 242 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER FRIDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS FOR MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING. FOR AREAS NEAR U.S. ROUTE 2 THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... HAVRE... TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
356 WWUS75 KTFX 030333 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 833 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ009-010-012-044-045-048-031400- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CHOTEAU 833 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-046-047-049>053-031400- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 833 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING. PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA MAY REQUIRE LOCAL UPGRADES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS TOMORROW. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... HAVRE... TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
538 WWUS75 KTFX 030540 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1040 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 MTZ050-031745- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 1040 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-044-045-048-031745- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CHOTEAU 1040 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...CHESTER...SHELBY... BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-046-047-049-051>053-031745- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1040 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING. PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA MAY REQUIRE LOCAL UPGRADES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS TOMORROW. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHINOOK...CONRAD... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE...TOWNSEND... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
229 WWUS75 KTFX 030934 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 234 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ046-049-031230- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 234 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CONRAD. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-044-045-048-050-031230- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CHOTEAU...STANFORD 234 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME VERY STRONG TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...CHESTER...STANFORD... SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-047-051>053-031230- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-BLAINE-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND 234 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING. PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA MAY REQUIRE LOCAL UPGRADES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS TOMORROW. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
699 WWUS75 KTFX 031141 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 441 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ009-010-012-044>046-048>050-032330- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 441 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTH AND DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... STANFORD...CONRAD...SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-047-051>053-032330- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-BLAINE-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND 441 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IF CONDITIONS BECOME MORE FAVORABLE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
242 WWUS75 KTFX 031152 CCA NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 451 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ009-010-012-044>046-048>050-040000- /O.COR.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 451 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTH AND DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... STANFORD...CONRAD...SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-014-047-051>053-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0028.140103T1200Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-BLAINE-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND 451 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IF CONDITIONS BECOME MORE FAVORABLE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE...TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
662 WWUS75 KTFX 031704 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1004 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ011-013-014-052-053-031815- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.A.0028.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON- BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND 1004 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT MORE SIGNIFICANT WINDS GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ047-051-040000- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0028.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1004 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-044>046-048>050-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 1004 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTH AND DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... CONRAD...CHESTER...SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
713 WWUS75 KTFX 032150 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 250 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 MTZ009-010-012-044>051-032300- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 250 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BUT STILL EXPECT GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. $$
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 Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 1, 2:36 PM MST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 2:36 PM MST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 236 PM MST Wed Jan 1 2014 .DISCUSSION... Tonight through Friday...Northwest flow aloft will continue through Thursday. The airmass will not be particularly moist with about the only threat for snow over the mountains of the Rocky Mountain Front. The situation changes Thursday night as strong southwest flow aloft develops ahead of an upper trough over the Pacific Northwest. This upper trough will then sweep through Montana on Friday. The associated cold front will move through northwest Montana late Thursday night then reach central Montana around noon on Friday then move through eastern Montana during the afternoon. High wind situation...Confidence is high for a high wind event over the Rocky Mountain Front for Thursday into Friday so will upgrade the high wind watch for that area to a high wind warning. Farther east confidence is lower for a high wind event so will continue the high wind watch. Also will delay the beginning of the watch until late Thursday afternoon. For this latter area there will be a threat for brief high winds associated with the cold front passage and also there will be a threat for high winds in the north in the wake of the cold front as strong northwest low level winds develop. Winter storm situation...Models are in pretty good agreement in developing significant snow over the mountains of the Rocky Mountain Front Thursday night into Friday night. Although snow amounts might not quite reach heavy snow criteria at pass level and over the plains..considering the amount of snow expected along with strong winds and blowing snow will go ahead and issue a winter storm watch. Friday Night through Wednesday...Medium range models have come into agreement once again, but are now indicating that the surge of colder air expected this weekend will be short-lived. Period starts out with precipitation tapering off from north to south as the initial intrusion of Canadian air continues to push south Friday night. Unsettled and colder conditions prevail for Saturday and Saturday night although the risk of heavy snow does not appear favorable at this time. Second intrusion of cold Canadian air pushes into Montana on Sunday bringing another chance for light accumulations of snow to mainly eastern portions of my forecast area. Sunday and Monday should see the coldest temperatures for this short-lived cold snap. It should be no surprise that the coldest temperatures will impact my northeastern zones the most, with highs expected to be in the single digits and overnight lows of 15 below to 25 below zero. Central and southwest portions of my forecast area will not be hit as hard and can expect highs in the teens and 20s with overnight lows dipping to near or just below zero. As noted before, models agree on moving the cold air east fairly quickly. Breezy westerly winds return east of the divide and warm temperatures back to seasonal averages for most of my CWA on Tuesday and Wednesday. Lone exception to this warmup will remain my far northeastern zones with cold air possibly remaining trapped in the Milk River Valley through the end of the period. mpj && .AVIATION... UPDATED 1750z. Light snow is slowly coming to an end over portions of Central MT. A few light snow showers are possible in the Havre/Lewistown areas until about 20z today. Then mostly clear skies should prevail over the region through the evening hours. Expect increasing high clouds after later tonight and through the morning hours on Thursday over the region...with surface wind speeds also increasing...especially over the Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent Plains on Thursday morning. Mountains will be obscured at times through mid afternoon today over portions of Central MT. Brusda && .HYDROLOGY... A flood warning is in effect for portions of the Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway. An ice jam on the Gallatin River has caused the Gallatin River to go out of its banks. Because ice jams are unpredictable...the flood warning will remain in effect until the ice jam breaks up and the water returns back into its bank. If the ice jam does not break up by this weekend...there is the potential that this flood warning could be in effect for an extended period of time...as below freezing temperatures move back into the region this weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 28 48 39 43 / 0 10 10 70 CTB 24 46 32 38 / 0 0 20 70 HLN 23 44 31 42 / 0 10 10 50 BZN 14 38 26 39 / 0 10 10 60 WEY 8 29 18 27 / 10 10 40 60 DLN 21 40 28 38 / 0 0 20 50 HVR 8 38 32 36 / 0 10 20 70 LWT 18 43 33 40 / 0 10 10 70 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon Blaine...Broadwater...Cascade...Central and Southern Lewis and Clark...Chouteau...Eastern Glacier...Eastern Pondera...Eastern Teton...Fergus...Hill...Jefferson...Judith Basin...Liberty... Toole. HIGH WIND WARNING from 6 AM Thursday to 5 PM MST Friday Northern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern Rocky Mountain Front. WINTER STORM WATCH from Thursday afternoon through late Friday night Northern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern Rocky Mountain Front. FLOOD WARNING until further notice for the Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway. && weather.gov/greatfalls www.twitter.com/NWSGreatFalls www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.GreatFalls.gov
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 2:32 PM MST, 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 232 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 MTZ009-048-021200- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 232 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD AIR COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ010>014-044>047-049>053-021200- EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- 232 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. VERY COLD AIR COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ055-021200- GALLATIN- 232 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GALLATIN RIVER NEAR GALLATIN GATEWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GALLATIN RIVER NEAR GALLATIN GATEWAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. VERY COLD AIR COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF FLOODING WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ008-015-054-021200- BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-MEAGHER- 232 PM MST WED JAN 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY VERY COLD AIR COULD MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 1, 8:57 AM MST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
857 AM MST WED JAN 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 11 NE BOZEMAN 45.79N 110.88W
01/01/2014 M9.0 INCH GALLATIN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...PAST 24 HOURS...ESTIMATED
ELEVATION 7500 FEET
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UTTECHLocal storm report, Jan 1, 9:00 AM MST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
900 AM MST WED JAN 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM SNOW HOBSON 47.00N 109.87W
01/01/2014 E7.0 INCH JUDITH BASIN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...PAST 18 HOURS...ESTIMATED
ELEVATION 4000 FEET
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UTTECHLocal storm report, Jan 1, 9:37 AM MST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
937 AM MST WED JAN 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 12 ENE GARNEILL 46.79N 109.51W
01/01/2014 E9.0 INCH FERGUS MT MESONET
ESTIMATED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
LOCATION IS THE CRYSTAL LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 6050
FEET.
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BRUSDAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:48 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Gallatin | 12 days |
| Jan 1, 2:50 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 14 hr |
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