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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Billings, MT

December 13, 2021Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2021, 7:51 AM MST for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2021, 7:51 AM MST (14:51 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2021, 2:48 PM MST
In force
31 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 14:48 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

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-12-13Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-12-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
97 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

851 
WWUS75 KBYZ 131451
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
751 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

MTZ065-066-141500-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0018.211213T1451Z-211215T0100Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
751 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South wind gusts to 60 mph expected.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along 
  Interstate 90 from Livingston to Big Timber and roads along the 
  Beartooth Foothills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution and consider postponing travel 
until winds subside, or take an alternate route.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Plouffe
3 follow-up statements
639 
WWUS75 KBYZ 132159
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
259 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

MTZ065-066-142200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211215T0100Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
259 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest wind gusts to 60 mph expected.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along 
  Interstate 90 from Livingston to Big Timber and roads along the 
  Beartooth Foothills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution and consider postponing travel 
until winds subside, or take an alternate route.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Plouffe
984 
WWUS75 KBYZ 141005
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
305 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

MTZ065-066-150100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211215T0100Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
305 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest wind gusts to 60 mph expected.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along 
  Interstate 90 from Livingston to Big Timber and roads along the 
  Beartooth Foothills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution and consider postponing travel 
until winds subside, or take an alternate route.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Palmquist
326 
WWUS75 KBYZ 142148
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
248 PM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

MTZ065-066-142300-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211215T0100Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
248 PM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will continue to weaken with gusts up to 40 mph expected. 

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Plouffe

The office that day

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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.