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NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 23, 9:14 AM MST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
914 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SAT...
SHORT WAVE NOW MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
STATE...BRINGING WIND AND RAIN. BOOSTED POPS IN THE EAST SINCE IT
LOOKS LIKE COVERAGE IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. PARTIAL CLEARING IS
TAKING PLACE IN THE WESTERN ZONES...ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SHORT
WAVE. THIS CLEARING SHOULD WORK EAST THROUGH THE DAY...BUT EXPECT
SOME SHOWERS TO LINGER IN THE EAST MOST OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE HAVE HEADED SOUTHEAST OF THE
AREA...BUT THE MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH AND SURFACE
GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP GUSTY WINDS GOING THROUGH
THE DAY. WIND ADVISORY FOR LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREA LOOKS MARGINAL
TODAY. WILL KEEP IT GOING FOR NOW SINCE BETTER MIXING THIS
AFTERNOON COULD RESULT IN SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS. WILL KEEP AN EYE
ON IT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND DROP THE HIGHLIGHT IF IT DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE IT WILL MATERIALIZE. MOORE
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR SUN...MON...TUE...WED...THU...
GOOD AGREEMENT CONTINUES BETWEEN THE MODELS FOR THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. GFS HAS ALSO SHOWN GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. WARM
AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED AS
WEAK UPPER RIDGING AND ZONAL FLOW DOMINATE THE AREA. WEAK
SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS FLOW BRINGING THE CHANCE OF
MAINLY MOUNTAIN PRECIP. POPS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. RAISED MAX
TEMPERATURES SUN THROUGH TUE BASED ON DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND PROGGED
850 TEMPS. SUN WILL BE THE WARMEST OF THE FOUR DAYS AS 850 MB
TEMPS FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN +5 AND +10 DEGREES C.
MODELS CONTINUED TO BRING A FAIRLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE
AREA ON THU AND HAD A DEEP MOIST NW FLOW OVER THE REGION FOR FRI.
POPS LOOKED REASONABLE FOR THU. ON FRI...WENT WITH CLIMO POPS
ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK. ARTHUR
&&
.AVIATION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR LIVINGSTON AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF
THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TODAY...WHILE STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT FROM AROUND BILLINGS EAST TO THE
STATE LINE WITH THE DAKOTAS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA. CARPENTER
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 056 033/050 039/056 039/049 032/045 032/045 032/042
0/N 00/N 00/B 00/B 02/W 00/B 03/R
LVM 051 036/050 040/056 040/048 036/046 035/045 035/042
1/N 01/M 00/N 00/B 12/W 22/W 24/R
HDN 057 031/048 030/054 030/049 026/044 026/045 028/042
2/W 00/B 00/B 00/B 02/W 00/B 03/R
MLS 049 029/045 028/053 030/047 024/043 024/042 022/040
4/W 00/B 00/B 00/B 01/E 00/B 02/S
4BQ 053 028/044 027/055 030/048 022/043 022/043 024/040
4/W 00/B 00/B 00/B 02/J 00/B 03/R
BHK 047 026/042 027/052 028/045 024/041 023/040 021/040
4/W 20/B 00/B 00/B 01/E 00/B 02/R
SHR 054 029/049 029/057 032/049 025/045 023/044 026/041
3/W 00/B 00/B 00/B 02/W 00/B 02/R
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ZONES 65-66.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 529 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005 MTZ065-066-240030- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 529 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA. THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. GTFNPWBYZ /WWUS75 KBYZ/ .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE GTFNPWBYZ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ028>042-056>058-063-064-067-068-WYZ098-099-240030- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...ROUNDUP...HYSHAM... COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...MILES CITY...BAKER...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE... BILLINGS...BROADUS...EKALAKA...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...BRIDGER... JOLIET...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER...RYEGATE...LAVINA... RED LODGE...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...LAME DEER...JUDITH GAP... EMIGRANT...COOKE CITY...BURGESS JCT...SHERIDAN 529 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. JKL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
424 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 AM NON-TSTM WND GST REED POINT 45.70N 109.55W
12/23/2005 65 MPH STILLWATER MT MESONET
&&
JKLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
517 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BRIDGER 45.29N 108.92W
12/23/2005 73 MPH CARBON MT MESONET
OBSERVATION TAKEN BY SOUTH BRIDGER RAWS.
&&
JKLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
530 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SHERIDAN 44.79N 106.96W
12/23/2005 58 MPH SHERIDAN WY ASOS
&&
JKLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
948 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0902 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 SW SHERIDAN 44.72N 107.06W
12/23/2005 66 MPH SHERIDAN WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
69 mph wind gust in Rapelje
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