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 Jan 8, 2:01 PM MST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
201 PM MST WED JAN 8 2003
.SHORT TERM...WINDS THE BIG STORY. COLD FRONT DROPPING IN FROM
CANADA IS STIRRING UP GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1PM WINDS
BEGAN TO GUST TO NEARLY 40MPH AT PLENTYWOOD. GUSTY WINDS ARE
SPREADING TOWARD WHITEWATER AND BLUFF CREEK. IN ADDITION AROUND
FORT PECK LAKE WINDS ARE INCREASING TO ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT
THE STRONGEST WINDS TO HIT ABOUT DARK THIS EVENING (5PM) AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODELS HINT AT A POSSIBILITY OF
SLACKENING WINDS SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN. WILL KEEP ALL BULLETINS GOING
THROUGH THE NIGHT. OBSERVATIONS IN CANADA SHOW THE WINDS ARE
CONCENTRATED AROUND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. POST FRONTAL WINDS
CARRYING THE COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS ARE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ALONG THE
BOUNDARY BUT STILL GUSTY. AIR MASS SOURCE REGION IS DRY SO AM
KEEPING POPS ZERO THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. COLD AIR WILL OVERTAKE
THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING WITH A RETURN TO
NORMAL WINTER TEMPERATURES. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
CURRENT SCENARIO...THOUGH WITH THE USUAL BIASES. FOR NOW THINK THE
GFS HAS THE BEST AND MOST CONSISTENT SOLUTION. MCNULTY
.LONG TERM...MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR THIS PERIOD. NORTHERLY FLOW
BACKS OVER THE WEEKEND AS PACIFIC SYSTEM BRINGS MOISTURE ON TOP OF
ARCTIC AIRMASS. THIS MOISTURE SHOULD WORK INTO E MT IN EARNEST BY
SUNDAY WITH THE CANADIAN AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS A BIT FURTHER NE THAN
THE GFS SOLUTION. GIVEN A COLD BIAS ON THE GFS AND ITS COLD SWING
THIS RUN...WILL SIDE WITH THE CANADIAN AND ECMWF AND INTRODUCE POPS
FOR AT LEAST THE SW PORTION OF THE CWA. A SURFACE LOW CLIPPING
JUST S OF THE CWA SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING SE AND AWAY FROM THE AREA
MONDAY. ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR FOLLOWS AND CHILLS THE AREA INTO
WEDNESDAY. TEMPS BEYOND SUNDAY WILL DEPEND SOMEWHAT ON SNOWCOVER...
BUT AM NOT CONFIDENT AT THIS TIME TO MAKE CHANGES. JAMBA
KGGW BBB 011/024 904/013 908/016 81000000
ECCC 905/014 000/020 010/018 002/012 7600000000
KGDV EBB 012/026 904/015 906/013 81000000
ECCC 902/016 002/021 012/017 003/011 7600000000
.GGW...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 019-020-020-024-025-027-062 TONIGHT...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FORT PECK LAKE TONIGHT...MTZ016>027-059>062-091300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 300 PM MST WED JAN 8 2003 .DAY ONE... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS IN THIS AREA OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO OCCUR. REFER TO GTFNPWGGW OR WWUS75 KGGW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...MORE SEASONABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. TFJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
60 mph wind gust reported 6 miles east of Scobey.
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