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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 27, 2:25 PM MST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
225 PM MST MON FEB 27 2006
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TUE AND WED...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OVER THE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING EAST TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO
THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE STATE. AS A RESULT...A QUIET NIGHT
IS IN STORE. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ZONES DUE TO LEE-SIDE TROUGHING CURRENTLY IN
PLACE ALONG WITH TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE WESTERN
ZONES. LIVINGSTON CURRENTLY HITTING ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL
CONTINUE WITH ADVISORY THROUGH 8 PM. ADVISORY WINDS MAY CONTINUE
FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THIS BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN
STRENGTH BY MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL NOT EXTEND THE ADVISORY.
SUNSHINE AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW TODAY HAVE ALLOWED AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES TO APPROACH 70 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL ZONES. WITH A WARM START TO THE EVENING ALONG WITH AN
INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS...AND CONTINUED WINDY
CONDITIONS...BELIEVE OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST
NIGHT. WILL THEREFORE INCREASE THEM SEVERAL DEGREES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ZONES.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST COAST TROUGH APPROACHES THE
STATE BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A MORNING SHOWER CHANCE
TO THE WEST. SCHEDULED COLD FRONT SEEMS TO HAVE SLOWED SOME AND
IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL TUESDAY
NIGHT. AS A RESULT...WILL REMOVE MORNING POPS IN THE CENTRAL AND
EAST BUT LEAVE THEM AS IS FOR THE AFTERNOON. SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK
AS DYNAMIC AS PAST MODEL RUNS HAVE SHOWED. HOWEVER...STEEP LAPSE
RATES STILL LOOK TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT.
HAVE THEREFORE INCREASED POPS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS BUT
WILL LEAVE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 INCHES FOR THE COOKE CITY AREA.
SNOW LOOKS CONVECTIVE SO ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE HIGHER DUE TO
HEAVIER BURSTS. WITH LATER ARRIVAL OF FRONT AND MILD START TO THE
DAY...BELIEVE TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN HAVE BEEN INDICATED
BUT NOT AS WARM AS TODAY...AND WILL THEREFORE RAISE HIGHS A FEW
DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD.
RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO
THE NEXT TROUGH MOVING ONTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. DAYTIME HIGHS
WILL BE COOLER BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL AT MOST LOCATIONS. HOOLEY
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR THU...FRI...SAT...SUN...MON...
THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER
THE AREA BETWEEN TWO LARGE UPPER LOWS. ONE OF THE UPPER LOWS IS
EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF CANADA...WHILE THE OTHER
IS FORECAST TO BE OFF THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COAST. A COLD
FRONT WILL HAVE BACKED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW TO THE EAST. CURRENT FORECAST
CONTINUES TO LOOK REASONABLE FOR THURSDAY...WITH JUST MENTION OF
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
SHOW A GRADUAL INCREASE IN CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE
LOWER TERRAIN...AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST
UPPER LEVEL FLOW. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE BAROCLINIC
ZONE OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND WILL KEEP THE PRECIPITATION
CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
WEDNESDAYS VALUES AS HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE MOVES IN AND
LIMITS MIXING POTENTIAL. TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY WILL BE THE
COOLEST DAY OF THE PERIOD...AS THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS
TO THE SOUTH AND PULL THE COLDER AIRMASS FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THE DYNAMICS NEEDED TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION
SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA AS ANOTHER STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST
BY THE GFS MODEL TO MOVE IN. THE LATEST EUROPEAN MODEL RUN IS ALSO
BUMPING UP 500MB HEIGHTS...BUT IS A BIT FARTHER EAST WITH THE
RIDGE AXIS AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW OVER THE COAST OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA. WITH THIS PACKAGE WILL LEAVE THESE DAYS GENERALLY THE
SAME...EXCEPT TO NUDGE TEMPERATURES UP TOWARD THE HIGHER END OF
THE ENSEMBLES WITH GFS MODEL 500MB HEIGHTS 13 DECAMETERS HIGHER
THAN THOSE PRESENT OVER THE AREA TODAY...WHEN WE ARE EXPERIENCING
NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS
FOR CONSISTENCY AND POTENTIALLY INCREASE TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK. CARPENTER
&&
.AVIATION...
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE
LIVINGSTON AND NYE AREAS. THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF
THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CREATE
LOCALIZED MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CARPENTER
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 045/062 035/048 031/046 025/046 023/040 024/044 025/050
03/W 30/B 00/B 02/W 23/O 21/E 00/B
LVM 040/055 035/047 023/041 021/043 020/038 023/044 015/050
04/W 42/W 22/J 22/W 23/O 21/E 00/B
HDN 038/060 028/048 023/044 022/046 022/035 021/043 022/048
02/W 30/B 00/B 02/W 23/O 22/R 00/B
MLS 032/057 034/044 024/041 023/042 022/033 019/038 017/046
00/B 20/B 00/B 00/B 22/S 32/S 00/B
4BQ 038/058 030/047 022/042 019/047 025/034 019/034 020/050
00/B 30/B 00/B 00/B 23/O 42/S 00/B
BHK 029/055 029/040 020/036 017/036 015/025 013/032 015/044
00/B 20/N 00/B 00/B 03/S 32/S 00/B
SHR 034/056 030/047 021/040 016/047 022/037 020/042 018/048
02/W 30/B 00/B 02/W 23/O 22/S 00/B
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ZONES
65-66.
WY...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 521 AM MST MON FEB 27 2006 MTZ028>042-056>058-063-064-067-068-WYZ098-099-281230- 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 521 AM MST MON FEB 27 2006 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 IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ065-066-281230- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 521 AM MST MON FEB 27 2006 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 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. GTFNPWBYZ /WWUS75 KBYZ/ .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
78 mph wind gust in Nye
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