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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Jun 17, 2016, 2:16 PM MDT for 6 counties in Montana; Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Jun 18, 2016, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2016, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 1951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
419 WWUS75 KMSO 172016 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 216 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016 IDZ010-MTZ006-007-182030- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 216 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TO PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL IDAHO AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS, SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND MAY WISH TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS, ESPECIALLY ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JCT. TO BUTTE AND MT-1 FROM DRUMMOND TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. GUSTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THROUGH FAVORED/VALLEYS OR COMING THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS COULD REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS... LOLO PASS... BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON... HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-182030- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 216 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TO THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEY BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS, SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND MAY WISH TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS, ESPECIALLY ALONG US-93 IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS OR CHANNELED MOUNTAIN GAPS COULD REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ003-182030- /O.NEW.KMSO.LW.Y.0005.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 216 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS ACROSS FLATHEAD LAKE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AFTER 3PM. THE STRONGEST SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNTIL AROUND 9PM AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. BUT TURBULENT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST UNTIL SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AFTER 3PM. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 2 FOOTERS WITH 3 FOOT WAVES FORMING OVER CENTRAL, OPEN WATER AND THE EASTERN SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. NOTE...THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
030 WWUS75 KMSO 180920 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 320 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 IDZ010-MTZ006-007-190300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 320 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TO PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL IDAHO AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS... SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND MAY WISH TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JCT. TO BUTTE AND MT-1 FROM DRUMMOND TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. GUSTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THROUGH FAVORED/VALLEYS OR COMING THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS COULD REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS... LOLO PASS... BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON... HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-190300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 320 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TO THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS... SHORTLY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND MAY WISH TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG US-93 IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS OR CHANNELED MOUNTAIN GAPS COULD REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ003-190300- /O.CON.KMSO.LW.Y.0005.160618T2100Z-160619T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 320 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FLATHEAD LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FLATHEAD LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS ACROSS FLATHEAD LAKE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AFTER 3PM. THE STRONGEST SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNTIL AROUND 9PM AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, TURBULENT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST UNTIL SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AFTER 3PM. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 2 FOOTERS WITH 3 FOOT WAVES FORMING OVER CENTRAL... OPEN WATER AND THE EASTERN SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. NOTE...THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES. && $$
743 WWUS75 KMSO 190101 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 701 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 MTZ005-190215- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 701 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MTZ003-190215- /O.CAN.KMSO.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 701 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. $$ IDZ010-MTZ006-007-190300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 701 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL GUST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND MAY WISH TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON I-90 FROM GARRISON JCT. TO BUTTE AND MT- 1 FROM DRUMMOND TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. * WINDS: 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS... LOLO PASS... BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON... HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS $$
168 WWUS75 KMSO 190240 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 840 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 IDZ010-MTZ006-007-190345- /O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 840 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:16 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 29 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.