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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
MTZ309>311-315-317-152300-
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EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU
COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-UPPER BLACKFOOT
AND MACDONALD PASS-LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LEDGER, CARTER, LINCOLN,
MARYSVILLE, FLESHER PASS, CONRAD, FLOWEREE, KINGS HILL PASS,
MONARCH, BRADY, ROCKY BOY, NEIHART, MACDONALD PASS, AND FORT
BENTON
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, WEST
WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON COUNTIES, WESTERN AND
CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY, BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE,
UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS, AND LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ306-152300-
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NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HOGELAND, FORT BELKNAP,
ZURICH, HARLEM, AND CHINOOK
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD
OF STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
MTZ314-318-152300-
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/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0033.251217T0300Z-251218T0600Z/
FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LEWISTOWN AND HILGER
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, WEST WINDS
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS AND FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD
OF STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A
SECOND WIND EVENT IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ305-152300-
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HILL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HAVRE
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...HILL COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD
OF STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
MTZ301>304-307-308-152300-
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/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0033.251217T0300Z-251218T0600Z/
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LOTHAIR, HEART BUTTE, BYNUM,
GALATA, CHOTEAU, BABB, CUT BANK, ROGERS PASS, PENDROY, MARIAS
PASS, SHELBY, CHESTER, ETHRIDGE, DUPUYER, BROWNING, SAINT MARY,
WHITLASH, JOPLIN, EAST GLACIER PARK, SANTA RITA, LOGAN PASS,
DEVON, AND KIOWA
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND UP TO 70
MPH ELSEWHERE. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89
AND UP TO 70 MPH ELSEWHERE.
* WHERE...THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND
PLAINS, EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA
COUNTIES, AND EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ312-313-152300-
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CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: STANFORD, WINDHAM, GREAT
FALLS, BENCHLAND, HOBSON, RAYNESFORD, MOCCASIN, AND GEYSER
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND
JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ316-319>326-152300-
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GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE
MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MCALLISTER, NORRIS, CAMERON,
CLANCY, WILLOW CREEK, MONTANA CITY, PONY, DEEP CREEK PASS, CRAIG,
BOULDER, WOLF CREEK, CORBIN, CHECKERBOARD, BOZEMAN, THREE FORKS,
HARRISON, WICKES, GALLATIN GATEWAY, JEFFERS, WHITEHALL, WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS, ENNIS, HELENA, MAUDLOW, MARTINSDALE, BATTLE
RIDGE PASS, TRIDENT, ELK PARK PASS, BOZEMAN PASS, WINSTON,
RINGLING, HOMESTAKE PASS, TOWNSEND, TOSTON, AND CANYON CREEK
310 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BOZEMAN AND WHITEHALL,
GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS, HELENA VALLEY, BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND
CASTLE MOUNTAINS, MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS, ELKHORN AND BOULDER
MOUNTAINS, CANYON FERRY AREA, AND MADISON RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST A 50%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WATCH PERIOD.
HOENISCH
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