289  
WWUS75 KBYZ 300848  
NPWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
148 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
MTZ065-066-310900-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0006.260131T0300Z-260131T1800Z/  
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF SPRINGDALE, MCLEOD, FISHTAIL, NYE, AND  
LIVINGSTON  
148 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. STRONG  
CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM  
LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL  
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE, OR TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ063-141-172-228-310900-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0004.260131T0600Z-260131T2100Z/  
JUDITH GAP-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN  
WHEATLAND-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF HARLOWTON, SHAWMUT, BIG TIMBER, JUDITH  
GAP, MELVILLE, AND TWODOT  
148 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, AND  
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG  
INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191  
FROM BIG TIMBER TO HARLOWTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT  
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS  
 
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