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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2016, 7:29 PM MST for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2016, 7:29 PM MST (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2016, 5:28 PM MST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
888 WWUS75 KBYZ 280229 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 729 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 MTZ065-066-290230- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161228T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.161228T0229Z-161229T0600Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 729 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ MTZ041-280330- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161228T1300Z/ NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG TIMBER 729 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY... AFFECTING TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 191. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
6 follow-up statements
716 WWUS75 KBYZ 280917 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 217 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016 MTZ065-066-290930- /O.EXT.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 217 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
057 WWUS75 KBYZ 282106 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 206 PM MST WED DEC 28 2016 MTZ065-066-292115- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 206 PM MST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS DECREASES FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
879 WWUS75 KBYZ 290936 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 236 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 MTZ065-066-300945- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 236 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS DECREASES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
015 WWUS75 KBYZ 291628 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 928 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 MTZ065-066-301630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 928 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... * OBSERVATIONS...WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG TODAY AND BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
842 WWUS75 KBYZ 292201 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 301 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 MTZ065-066-302215- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 301 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... * OBSERVATIONS...WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO 60 MPH AT THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
662 WWUS75 KBYZ 300028 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 528 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 MTZ065-066-310030- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161231T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0011.161230T0028Z-161230T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 528 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * OBSERVATIONS...WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO 60 MPH AT LIVINGSTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND HAVE BEEN INCREASING SLOWLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK BY EARLY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND SOME ROADS NEAR NYE. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. SLICK OR SNOW PACKED ROADS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2:26 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.