1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 26, 2:22 AM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
222 AM MST TUE NOV 26 2002
.SHORT TERM...NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TODAY WITH RIDGE ON
WEST COAST AND UPPER TROUGH TO THE EAST. IN THE SHORT TERM...LOW
CLOUDS COVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AT 09Z. EXPECT
THESE CLOUDS TO GRADUALLY CLEAR TODAY AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN TO THE
REGION.
A SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS TONIGHT BRING
SOME CLOUDS TO NORTHEAST MONTANA. THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO
MONTANA WED AND THU BRINGING WARMER AIR. ETA FASTER WITH THE WARM
AIR ADVECTION THAN THE AVN. CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURES FROM
RISING TOO MUCH ON WED. THU SHOULD BE WARMER WITH PLENTY OF SUN.
.LONG TERM...GFS BRINGS A SHORTWAVE ACROSS NE CORNER OF MONTANA
FRIDAY MORNING DROPPING A COLD FRONT WITH SLIGHTLY COLDER AIR. GFS
MAINTAINS AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE NW U.S. FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND.
HOWEVER...A SHORTWAVE TURNS THE FLOW ALOFT NW ON SUNDAY WITH SOME
COOLING FOR MONDAY.
KGGW BEU /030 016/037 023/053 7901110
BBEU 026/047 024/046 021/045 021/037 019/ 79010000210
KGDV BCU /030 016/044 023/054 7901110
BBEU 027/048 022/045 019/047 023/037 019/ 79010000211
.GGW...NONE.MTZ016>027-059>062-261300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 750 PM MST MON NOV 25 2002 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STROOZAS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
69 mph wind gust was recorded at Zortman RAWS.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5323258.