Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 5, 2016, 8:40 PM MST for 12 counties in Montana. It took effect at Feb 6, 2016, 4:05 AM MST. It was in force for 38 hr. 51 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 5, 2016, 8:40 PM MST (03:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2016, 4:05 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 6:18 PM MST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Big Horn County, MT, Carbon County, MT, Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 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, 11:13 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:18 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:43 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 11:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:13 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:23 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:33 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Wnw Miles City, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:33 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:43 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 4 W Harlowton, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:48 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 12:53 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 W Harlowton, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:03 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:13 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 W Harlowton, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:43 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Judith Gap, MT | |
| Feb 6, 1:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Miles City, MT | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 94 |
| Feb 6, 2:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nw Rock Springs, MT | |
| Feb 6, 2:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 2:27 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Wnw Miles City, MT | |
| Feb 6, 2:53 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wnw Miles City, MT | |
| Feb 6, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 14 Sse Roundup, MT | |
| Feb 6, 3:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 Ene Lame Deer, MT | |
| Feb 6, 3:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Wnw Miles City, MT | |
| Feb 6, 3:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 23 S Roundup, MT | LARGE TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN ROUNDUP AND BILLINGS. |
| Feb 7, 6:08 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 7:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 8:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 8:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 9:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 9:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 10:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 11:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Baker, MT | |
| Feb 7, 12:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Baker, MT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 1666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
884 WWUS75 KBYZ 060340 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 MTZ028-041-063-070345- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1200Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...ALONG INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 191...AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM JUDITH GAP TO THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ029>031-034-035-042-056-070345- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90...INTERSTATE 94...AND US HIGHWAY 12...87 AND 212. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ032-033-070345- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1500Z-160208T0300Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 94...AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-070345- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON INTERSTATE 90 AROUND LIVINGSTON AND ON LOCAL ROADS NEAR NYE. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING VERY STRONG OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM SATURDAY. * WINDS...GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ038-039-057-058-WYZ099-070345- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN BIG HORN- SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER... JOLIET...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING FROM JUDITH GAP TO THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ036-037-070345- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 840 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
7 follow-up statements
248 WWUS75 KBYZ 061105 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 MTZ036-037-071115- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1800Z-160208T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T2100Z-160208T0300Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ057-070600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT PASSAGE LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ028-041-063-070600- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1105Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...ALONG INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 191...AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ029>031-034-035-042-056-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90... INTERSTATE 94...AND US HIGHWAY 12...87 AND 212. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ032-033-071115- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T1500Z-160208T0300Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 94... AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-071115- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON INTERSTATE 90 AROUND LIVINGSTON AND ON LOCAL ROADS NEAR NYE. * TIMING...GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE AREA. THESE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON. && $$ MTZ038-039-058-WYZ099-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.160206T1300Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER... JOLIET...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN 405 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
132 WWUS75 KBYZ 061625 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 MTZ028-041-063-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...ALONG INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 191...AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ029>031-034-035-042-056-057-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE... HARDIN...CROW AGENCY 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90... INTERSTATE 94...AND US HIGHWAY 12...87 AND 212. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ032-033-071630- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 94... AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ036-037-071630- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.160206T2100Z-160208T0300Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-071200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 925 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON INTERSTATE 90 AROUND LIVINGSTON AND ON LOCAL ROADS NEAR NYE. * TIMING...GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH HAVE BEEN NOTED EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE AREA. THESE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON. && $$ MTZ038-039-058-WYZ099-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER... 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985 WWUS75 KBYZ 062144 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 MTZ065-066-062245- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND ADVISORY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ038-039-058-WYZ099-062245- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER... JOLIET...LAME DEER...SHERIDAN 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ028-041-063-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...ALONG INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 191...AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60-70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ029>031-034-035-042-056-057-070600- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE... HARDIN...CROW AGENCY 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90... INTERSTATE 94...AND US HIGHWAY 12...87 AND 212. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ032-033-072145- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ CUSTER-FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 94... AND HIGHWAY 12. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ036-037-072145- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS...EKALAKA 244 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
868 WWUS75 KBYZ 070305 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 805 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 MTZ028>030-034-035-041-042-056-057-063-070415- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN STILLWATER- YELLOWSTONE-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY- RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM... COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...BILLINGS...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE...LAVINA... RED LODGE...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...JUDITH GAP 805 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WITH SUNSET WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED QUICKLY THIS EVENING. WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ031-080300- /O.EXT.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH 805 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-94. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ032-033-036-037-080300- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILES CITY...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 805 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-94...HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 2. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
675 WWUS75 KBYZ 071028 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 328 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 MTZ031>033-036-037-080300- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY... BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 328 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOUND CLOSER TO THE MONTANA AND DAKOTA BORDER. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
489 WWUS75 KBYZ 072135 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 235 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 MTZ031-032-036-072245- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-POWDER RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY... BROADUS 235 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BUT VERY HIGH WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ033-037-080300- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA 235 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES. * TIMING...VERY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS FROM 55 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOUND CLOSER TO THE MONTANA AND DAKOTA BORDER. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
322 WWUS75 KBYZ 080118 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 618 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 MTZ033-037-080230- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0300Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA 618 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS PASSED. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ 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 5, 2:34 PM MST, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 2:34 PM MST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
234 PM MST FRI FEB 5 2016
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR SAT AND SUN...
A WINDY WEEKEND IS IN STORE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AND THIS
LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN IMPACT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING WILL AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY WHILE
LEE-SIDE TROUGHING DEVELOPS ACROSS THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE AND UPPER
STILLWATER VALLEYS BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO THOSE AREAS. WE WILL
CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE A TWO PART WIND EVENT FOR THE
LIVINGSTON AREA AS TYPCIAL GAP WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A STRONG
PACIFIC FRONT. THE GAP WINDS WILL END SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL BE
QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
TONIGHT...EXPECT CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS SOME HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY. STRONG WEST THEN NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
BEHIND THE FRONT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TIMES RANGING FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY...DEPENDING ON LOCATION. 850MB AND 700MB WINDS
RANGE IN THE 50-55KTS AND ARE LINKED NICELY ACROSS A LARGE AREA
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS SHOW BEST COLD AIR ADVECTION
ACROSS THE EASTERN LOCATIONS OCCURRING DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING
TIMEFRAME. THE ONE DOWNSIDE TO A WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND EVENT ARE
PRESSURE RISES. STRONGEST PRESSURE RISES LOOK TO OCCUR ACROSS
NORTHEAST MOTANA INTO NORTH DAKOTA AND OUR NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE
ACROSS OUR AREA. HOWEVER...LAPSE RATES ARE STRONG AROUND 7C/KM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING....WITH EVEN STEEPER RATES 7.5-8C/KM
ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. THERE WILL BE SOME DECENT LIFT BEHIND THE
FRONT ALONG WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS MAY BE
ENOUGH TO MIX DOWN SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE UP TO 700MB. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH FOR THE LIKELIHOOD
OF A HIGH WIND GUST ACROSS THE PLAINS BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR A
WIDE-SPREAD WIND EVENT ACROSS THE PLAINS. THEREFORE...WE WILL
CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND LET LATER SHIFTS GET A COUPLE
MORE MODEL RUNS ON THE SITUATION.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL START ACROSS OUR WEST SATURDAY MORNING
CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD EAST INTO OUR CENTRAL
LOCATIONS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. FURTHER EAST FROM
CUSTER AND POWDER RIVER COUNTIES EASTWARD THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK
TO BE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. AS FOR
PRECIP...WE WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT SHOWER CHANCE ALONG AND BEHIND
THE FRONT AND THESE MAY HELP TO BRING DOWN SOME OF THE WINDS
ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50 DEGREES
SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER READINGS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
ON SUNDAY. HOOLEY
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR MON...TUE...WED...THU...FRI...
NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. CONDITIONS WILL BE
QUITE WARM THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE WESTERN US. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE IN THIS
SETUP TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND NEARING 60
DEGREES TUESDAY WITH THE MID TO UPPER 50S ON MON...WED...AND
THURS. CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE BREEZY AS SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN
THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW CAUSE INTERMITTENT PRESSURE FALLS
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA. WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
YELLOWSTONE PARK THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE FORMATION OF A SURFACE
HIGH OVER THE YELLOWSTONE PARK AND GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS
THE DIVIDE. WITH THIS IN MIND THOSE WEST OF BILLINGS CAN EXPECT A
FEW BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND WINDY NIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IN
PLACES LIKE LIVINGSTON...NYE...AND EXTENDING NORTH TO HARLOWTON.
NEXT WEEK SHOULD MOSTLY BE DRY THOUGH A SMALL CHANCE OF A RAIN OR
SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE IN EASTERN LOCATIONS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE INTERACTS WITH A FAIRLY WELL
ESTABLISHED BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. DOBBS
&&
.AVIATION...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREA TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS AND VFR WILL DOMINATE THE TAF. WINDS BEGIN THEIR
INCREASE TONIGHT AT KLVM WITH 40 TO 50KT GUSTS POSSIBLE BY 06Z.
FURTHER INCREASES TO 55 KTS POSSIBLE BY 12-15Z TOMORROW. FURTHER
EAST...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KTS AT KBIL AND KMLS
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS REACHING KMLS
CLOSER TO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND KBIL STARTING EARLIER IN THE
DAY. DOBBS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 030/048 028/043 027/052 037/059 036/055 034/052 031/048
01/N 10/N 00/N 00/N 00/N 00/B 12/W
LVM 034/044 027/040 029/049 039/056 037/053 035/049 031/046
12/W 11/N 00/N 00/N 00/N 00/N 12/W
HDN 025/048 026/044 022/050 033/058 032/055 031/050 028/046
01/N 10/N 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B 12/W
MLS 029/050 026/040 021/046 030/054 030/052 027/046 025/041
01/N 20/N 01/B 00/B 10/U 01/M 11/B
4BQ 025/049 027/039 023/045 031/056 031/054 029/047 024/044
01/N 20/N 01/B 10/B 00/U 01/B 11/B
BHK 026/048 025/037 018/041 028/049 027/048 024/041 024/038
01/N 32/J 01/B 11/B 10/U 11/M 21/E
SHR 019/048 026/038 020/049 030/057 030/055 028/049 026/046
01/B 21/N 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B 01/B
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR ZONES 28>31-34-35-38-39-41-42-56>58-63.
HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 32-33-36-37.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ZONES
65-66.
WY...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR ZONE 99.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 9:17 AM MST, 11 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 917 AM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-061630- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 917 AM MST FRI FEB 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT FOOTHILL LOCATIONS FROM NYE TO LIVINGSTON TO HARLOWTON THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERSONS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THESE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MOVE INTO THE REST OF SOUTHERN MONTANA ON SATURDAY. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 TO 60 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN PORTIONS NEAR MILES CITY AND BAKER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LESSEN BELOW HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA BY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Sources
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