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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Missoula, MT

October 7, 20194 counties in Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Oct 7, 2019, 2:23 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana. It took effect at Oct 8, 2019, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 7, 2019, 2:23 PM MDT (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 8, 2019, 2:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 9, 2019, 2:25 AM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2019-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2019-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

070 
WWUS75 KMSO 072023
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
223 PM MDT Mon Oct 7 2019

MTZ001-003-082030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.191008T2000Z-191009T1500Z/
Kootenai/Cabinet Region-Flathead/Mission Valleys-
223 PM MDT Mon Oct 7 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected. Isolated gusts to 50 mph are possible at Badrock Canyon,
  Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake and between Eureka and Whitefish 
  along Highway 93 and from Lake Blaine to Swan lake. 

* Snow...1 to 2 inches are possible in Yaak, Marion. Expect a
  dusting to an inch elsewhere.

* WHERE...Highway 2 Kalispell to Happy's Inn, Highway 37 Eureka to
  Libby, Highway 93 Eureka to Whitefish, Flathead Lake, Flathead
  Valley to Polson.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 9 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Roadways that receive accumulating snow could be slick Tuesday
  night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
594 
WWUS75 KMSO 072100
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
300 PM MDT Mon Oct 7 2019

MTZ001-003-082100-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.191008T2000Z-191009T1500Z/
Kootenai/Cabinet Region-Flathead/Mission Valleys-
300 PM MDT Mon Oct 7 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected. Isolated gusts to 50 mph are possible at Badrock
  Canyon, Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake, between Eureka and 
  Whitefish along Highway 93, and from Lake Blaine to Swan lake.

* Snow...1 to 2 inches are possible in Yaak and Marion. Expect a 
  dusting to an inch elsewhere.

* Flathead Lake waves...4 to 6 feet. 

* WHERE...Highway 2 Kalispell to Happy's Inn, Highway 37 Eureka 
  to Libby, Highway 93 Eureka to Whitefish, Flathead Lake, 
  Flathead Valley to Polson.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 9 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Roadways that receive accumulating snow could be slick Tuesday
  night. Choppy waves could cause minor dock damage on the west
  side of Flathead Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
037 
WWUS75 KMSO 082008
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
208 PM MDT Tue Oct 8 2019

MTZ001-003-091500-
/O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-191009T1500Z/
Kootenai/Cabinet Region-Flathead/Mission Valleys-
208 PM MDT Tue Oct 8 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected. Isolated gusts to 50 mph are possible at Badrock 
  Canyon, Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake, between Eureka and 
  Whitefish along Highway 93, and from Lake Blaine to Swan lake.

* Snow...1 to 2 inches are possible in Yaak, Eureka and Marion. 
  Expect a dusting to an inch elsewhere.

* Flathead Lake waves...4 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...Highway 2 Kalispell to Happy's Inn, Highway 37 Eureka 
  to Libby, Highway 93 Eureka to Whitefish, Flathead Lake, 
  Flathead Valley to Polson.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 9 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Roadways that receive accumulating snow could be slick 
  Tuesday night. Choppy waves could cause minor dock damage on 
  the west side of Flathead Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
495 
WWUS75 KMSO 090825
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
225 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2019

MTZ001-003-090930-
/O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-191009T1500Z/
Kootenai/Cabinet Region-Flathead/Mission Valleys-
225 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Breezy northeast winds will continue through the morning hours
with gusts up to 30 mph being possible in wind favored locations,
such as Badrock Canyon and eastern portions of Flathead Lake. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 2:55 PM MDTWinter Storm WarningMSODeer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow44 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.