Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2015, 3:40 AM MST for 6 counties in Montana. It took effect at Feb 6, 2015, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 29 hr. 19 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 6, 2015, 3:40 AM MST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2015, 3:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2015, 8:05 PM MST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Carbon County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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 6, 4:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Pine Creek, MT | |
| Feb 7, 12:27 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 51 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 7, 12:27 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 7, 12:37 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 7, 1:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 W Fishtail, MT | |
| Feb 7, 1:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 13 Ssw Greycliff, MT | |
| Feb 7, 2:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 S Roscoe, MT | |
| Feb 7, 3:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Wsw Red Lodge, MT | |
| Feb 7, 3:49 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 Ene Livingston, MT | |
| Feb 7, 4:15 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 51 | 2 Wsw Livingston, MT | |
| Feb 7, 4:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Livingston, MT | |
| Feb 7, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Wsw Livingston, MT | |
| Feb 7, 9:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Sw Red Lodge, MT | |
| Feb 7, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 13 Ssw Greycliff, MT | |
| Feb 7, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Big Timber, MT | POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN. TWO LARGE EVERGREENS BLOWN DOWN. |
| Feb 7, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Red Lodge, MT | LARGE PINE TREES FALLEN ON HOUSE. PLEXIGLASS DOOR WINDOW BLOWN OUT. |
| Feb 7, 1:31 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Sse Big Timber, MT | |
| Feb 7, 2:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ssw Big Timber, MT | |
| Feb 7, 2:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ssw Big Timber, MT |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 1744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 WWUS75 KBYZ 061040 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 340 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ056-070700- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 340 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-070700- /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150207T0700Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARLOWTON 340 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ065-066-071045- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 340 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS GUSTING OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
10 follow-up statements
514 WWUS75 KBYZ 061840 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1140 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ028-071845- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARLOWTON 1140 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ056-070700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 1140 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-071845- /O.EXB.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.150207T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 1140 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER...AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ065-066-071845- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 1140 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
104 WWUS75 KBYZ 062145 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ063-072145- /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150208T0600Z/ JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUDITH GAP 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ056-070700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-072145- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.150206T2200Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARLOWTON 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-072145- /O.EXT.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.150206T2145Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER...AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ065-066-072145- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 245 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
741 WWUS75 KBYZ 070349 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 849 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ065-066-080400- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 849 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...GUSTS FROM 55 TO NEAR 70 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND POSSIBLY MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ056-070700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 849 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-080400- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 849 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-080400- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 849 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AREA. PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER...AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
056 WWUS75 KBYZ 070355 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 855 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ041-080400- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 855 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AREA. PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND SUDDEN CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON I-90 NEAR BIG TIMBER...AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF 50 TO NEAR 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-080400- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 855 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...GUSTS FROM 55 TO NEAR 70 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND POSSIBLY MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ056-070700- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 855 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-080400- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 855 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY... WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
406 WWUS75 KBYZ 070635 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1135 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 MTZ056-070745- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150207T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 1135 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. CHANCES FOR MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY IN THE RED LODGE VICINITY HAVE DIMINISHED. AS A RESULT...HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE RED LODGE FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. $$ MTZ041-065-066-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 1135 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...GUSTS FROM 55 TO NEAR 70 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND POSSIBLY MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. && $$ MTZ028-063-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 1135 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AFTER A DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY... WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
210 WWUS75 KBYZ 071035 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 335 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 MTZ041-065-066-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 335 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS AND POSSIBLY MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. && $$ MTZ028-063-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 335 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
927 WWUS75 KBYZ 071543 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 843 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 MTZ056-080000- /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 843 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 212 NEAR RED LODGE AND HIGHWAY 78 FROM RED LODGE TO ROSCOE. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-065-066-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 843 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 843 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
477 WWUS75 KBYZ 071934 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1234 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 WYZ099-080600- /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 1234 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND ERRATIC SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 NEAR NEAR RANCHESTER AND SHERIDAN. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ041-065-066-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 1234 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 1234 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ056-080000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 1234 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODIC STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 212 NEAR RED LODGE AND HIGHWAY 78 FROM RED LODGE TO ROSCOE. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
808 WWUS75 KBYZ 080024 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 524 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 MTZ056-080130- /O.EXP.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 524 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AROUND RED LODGE WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 500 PM. SOME GUSTY WINDS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES...BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND HAS DECREASED. $$ MTZ041-065-066-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD 524 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND HIGHWAY 191 NORTH OF BIG TIMBER. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ MTZ028-063-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...JUDITH GAP 524 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 191...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. * WINDS...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ WYZ099-080600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHERIDAN 524 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND ERRATIC WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 NEAR NEAR RANCHESTER AND SHERIDAN. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
919 WWUS75 KBYZ 080305 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 805 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 MTZ028-041-063-065-066-WYZ099-080415- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150208T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP... LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...SHERIDAN 805 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOME AREAS MAY STILL SEE LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT HIGH WIND HAS DECREASED AND THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 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 6, 3:04 AM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:04 AM MST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
304 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2015
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SAT...
MAIN FORECAST ISSUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE WINDS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN
AREAS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SITUATED
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO GET FLATTENED THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A DISTURBANCE WITHIN A VERY FAST
FLOW ALOFT MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BRINGING A CHANCE FOR
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF A MOUNTAIN WAVE BREAKING LATER TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE CASTLE AND LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS WEST
OF HARLOWTON. 700MB WINDS OF 60-70KTS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS
LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SHOW THE
POSSIBILITY THAT THESE WINDS COULD PUSH DOWN INTO THE RED LODGE
AND HARLOWTON AREAS. HAVE INCREASED WINDS FOR THESE AREAS WHERE
GUSTS OF 60+ MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH WITH MOUNTAIN WAVE
ACTIVITY THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE WINDS WILL PUSH DOWN TO THE
SURFACE...INDICATIONS ARE HIGH ENOUGH THAT WE WILL ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR HARLOWTON AND THE RED LODGE FOOTHILLS FROM MID
AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...RECORD HIGHS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS READINGS WILL WARM INTO THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A FAST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN TIGHT
ACROSS THE AREA BUT ESPECIALLY WEST OF BILLINGS. THE GRADIENT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS FOR THE LIVINGSTON AND
NYE AREAS BUT SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE FOR THE BIG TIMBER AREA. AS A
RESULT...WILL HOLD OFF ON EXPANDING THE LIVINGSTON AND FOOTHILLS
WIND ADVISORY FURTHER EAST INTO THE BIG TIMBER AREA. A STRONGER
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND A FEW
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FOR THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. AREAS
EAST OF BILLINGS WILL SEE A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS BUT A STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL HINDER SHOWER CHANCES FROM BILLINGS TO NEAR
THE FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 50S TO
LOWER 60S. HOOLEY
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR SUN...MON...TUE...WED...THU...
SUNDAY STILL LOOKS QUITE MILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AS AN
UPPER RIDGE HOLDS IN PLACE. MODELS ALL BRING A WEAK WAVE ACROSS
THE RIDGE SUNDAY AND GENERATE SOME WEAK LIFT. WILL KEEP POPS
CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS AS STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW SHOULD KEEP THE
PLAINS DRY. HIGHS SUNDAY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH SIMILAR LEVELS OF
SATURDAY...WITH LOWER 60S QUITE POSSIBLE.
MONDAY WILL BE A TOUCH COOLER AS HEIGHTS LOWER SOME WITH THE
APPROACH OF A WESTERN TROUGH. THE LEADING BATCH OF ENERGY DRIVING
THE TROUGHS EASTERN MOVEMENT WILL SURGE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT FOR A DECENT SHOT OF SHOWERS. LOWERING HEIGHTS
AND INCREASING CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP HIGHS COOLER THAN SUNDAY...BUT
STILL MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH 50S EXPECTED.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY LOOK TO BE THE COOLEST DAYS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY WILL BE BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO
BACKDOOR IN FROM CANADA. THE COOLEST AIR WILL SWING OVER EASTERN
LOCATIONS WITH A 10-12 DEGREE TEMPERATURES DIFFERENCE FROM WEST TO
EAST. A SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD IN ON WEDNESDAY AND PROVIDE STABLE
EAST LOW LEVEL WINDS...KEEPING MIXING DOWN AND PROVIDING THE
COOLEST DAY OF THE WEEK. HIGHS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 30S AND 40S.
WILL KEEP POPS LOW AS MODELS INDICATE THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT
HAVE STRONG DYNAMICS...NOR WILL IT BE HEAVY LADEN WITH MOISTURE.
A WARM UP WILL KICK IN THURSDAY AS A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. TWH
&&
.AVIATION...
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD TO
AVIATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF
BILLINGS AND IMPACT LOCATIONS FROM LIVINGSTON TO NYE TODAY WHERE
GUSTS TO 60KTS ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS NEAR RED LODGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AS
WELL AS AROUND HARLOWTON...WHERE MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL FORM. THESE
MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL PRODUCE GUSTS TO 50KTS ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP THE MOUNTAIN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL LEAD TO LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IN PLACES...ALONG WITH
TURBULENCE. TWH
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 060 044/062 038/060 037/057 037/050 026/044 026/050
0/B 01/N 11/B 02/W 32/W 21/B 00/B
LVM 061 053/060 042/058 040/053 037/050 028/047 028/051
0/N 12/W 12/W 13/W 32/W 21/B 11/B
HDN 056 037/058 033/060 031/054 033/047 022/042 021/047
0/B 01/B 11/B 02/W 32/W 21/B 11/B
MLS 055 038/056 034/056 031/051 033/043 018/035 016/044
0/B 02/W 11/B 02/W 22/W 11/B 01/B
4BQ 061 041/060 035/060 033/058 035/051 021/040 019/049
0/B 02/W 11/B 01/B 22/W 21/B 11/B
BHK 055 036/057 034/054 029/049 031/041 016/030 011/040
0/B 12/W 21/B 01/B 22/W 11/N 00/B
SHR 060 037/060 033/058 030/056 030/050 021/042 019/050
0/B 01/N 11/B 01/B 22/W 31/B 11/B
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR ZONES 28-56.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR ZONES
65-66.
WY...NONE.
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WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 9:31 PM MST, 6 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 931 PM MST THU FEB 5 2015 MTZ028-034-038>042-056-063>068-WYZ098-099-070445- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN STILLWATER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN- EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY- RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 931 PM MST THU FEB 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM LIVINGSTON TO AROUND NYE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SUDDEN DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ALONG I-90 IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA AS WELL AS OVER LOCAL ROADS IN THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AROUND LIVINGSTON AND NYE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO SPREAD INTO OTHER FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS FURTHER INTO THE PLAINS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.