Strong west winds aloft mixed to the surface to bring wind gusts to near 60 mph.
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Strong west winds aloft mixed to the surface to bring wind gusts to near 60 mph.
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NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 10, 1:16 AM MST, 8 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 216 AM MDT Mon Mar 10 2025 .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGES: - High Wind Warnings are in effect today for strong west to northwest winds as a cold front moves through. Red Flag Warnings are in effect today south of the Missouri River for low RH and strong winds. - Temperatures will be above normal most of the time through Thursday. - Cooler and wetter weather is likely for late in the week. WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A surface cold front will move through the area between noon and 3 pm today with strong west to NW winds along with falling temperatures this afternoon. At this point, it looks like the strongest winds today will be around noon just ahead of the cold front. Temperatures will be colder across the region tonight but quickly warm back up on Tuesday with a warm front moving through the area during the day. That system will bring a chance of light snow in the east. Warmer temperatures are expected through Thursday. There is high confidence of a large, upper level trough moving inland from the Pacific on Thursday. The trough is likely to split before it gets to Montana which will take most of the moisture to the south. There will be a cold front Thursday night with colder temperatures on Friday and through the weekend. Most of the GFS and EC ensembles are forecasting light snow with this system Thursday night and Friday with a 30 percent chance of an inch or more of snow south and a 60 percent chance of the same north. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: There is high confidence of above temperatures occurring through Thursday. There is low confidence on precipitation type and accumulation late this week. && .AVIATION... LAST UPDATE: 0815Z FLIGHT CAT RANGE: VFR DISCUSSION: A cold front passes over the region between 18z and 21z today with mid level clouds and strong NW winds. The winds will rapidly diminish after 00z this evening while a mix of low and mid level will be over the area tonight. WINDS: West to SW 5 to 10 knots early increasing to 10 to 20 knots around 12z this morning and becoming west and increasing to 20 to 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots after 15Z. Winds will turn to the NW with the cold front between 18 and 21z and become north around 00z and rapidly diminish to less than 10 knots this evening. Winds will turn SE 5 to 10 knots after 06z tonight. && .FIRE WEATHER... With no snow cover across most of the area, fuels have had plenty of time to dry the last several days with low RH and warm temperatures over the region. The only area with snow cover is around Opheim where some areas of deep snow cover lingers. RH is expected to be as low as 25 percent south of the Missouri River ahead of the cold front today. Strong west to northwest winds are expected today which will bring rapid spread to any wildfire that develop. There is enough confidence for critical fire weather along/south of the Missouri (including the Charles M. Russell Refuge) this afternoon which coincides with the High Wind Warning winds up to 40 mph and gusts up to 60 mph. Will add Fire Weather Zones 136 and 137 to the Red Flag Warning that is currently in effect for Fire Weather Zone 122 today. Winds will rapidly diminish this evening across the region. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning from 6 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening for Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-Daniels-Dawson-Eastern Roosevelt-Garfield-McCone-Northern Phillips-Northern Valley-Petroleum-Prairie-Richland-Sheridan- Western Roosevelt-Wibaux. Red Flag Warning from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening for Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties- Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties-The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge. High Wind Warning until 6 PM MDT this evening for Southwest Phillips. && weather.gov/glasgow
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Zortman RAWS reported a wind gust to 58 mph.
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