High Wind Warning 10, NWS Great Falls, MT

Issued

Dec 20, 2016, 3:58 AM MST (10:58 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 20, 2016, 4:00 PM MST

Expired

Dec 20, 2016, 10:49 PM MST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Great Falls, MT

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
358 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2016

...STRONG WINDS RETURN TODAY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...

MTZ009-011-047-048-051-201200-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.A.0009.161220T2100Z-161221T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-HILL-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-FERGUS-
358 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH.

WINDS IN THE CANCELED AREAS, THOUGH STRONG AND GUSTY, SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

MTZ010-012-013-044>046-049-050-210700-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0009.161220T2100Z-161221T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0010.161220T2300Z-161221T0700Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...
CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD
358 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IN THESE AREAS IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT LOWER
  ELEVATIONS AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
  SWEETGRASS HILLS AND THE BEARS PAW, HIGHWOOD AND LITTLE BELT
  MOUNTAIN RANGES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE DAY, THEN INCREASE IN
  SPEED FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
  ADDITIONAL TRAVEL HAZARDS WILL CONTINUE DUE TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SOME POWER
  LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ENDANGER TRANSPORTATION AND COULD
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1049 PM MST TUE DEC 20 2016

...WINDS ON A DIMINISHING TREND THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. BY
WEDNESDAY SOME BREEZY WINDS MAY CONTINUE...BUT WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

MTZ010-012-013-044>046-049-050-210700-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161221T0700Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-
1049 PM MST TUE DEC 20 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING.

CLIPPER SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
REGION...CAUSING WINDS TO BEGIN A DIMINISHING TREND. ALTHOUGH
BREEZY TO ISOLATED STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET.

$$

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