673  
WWUS75 KTFX 310530  
NPWTFX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
MTZ309-312-313-010000-  
/O.CON.KTFX.XH.A.0003.260801T1800Z-260802T0900Z/  
EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-  
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CONRAD, GREAT FALLS, MOCCASIN, GEYSER, BRADY,  
STANFORD, WINDHAM, HOBSON, BENCHLAND, LEDGER, AND RAYNESFORD  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 100 TO  
105 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT, EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN  
TETON, AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ310-311-314-010000-  
/O.CON.KTFX.XH.A.0003.260801T1800Z-260802T1800Z/  
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND  
SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT BENTON, HILGER, CARTER, FLOWEREE,  
LEWISTOWN, AND ROCKY BOY  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY  
BETWEEN 100 TO 110 DEGREES, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT  
BETWEEN 70 TO 75 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE, FERGUS COUNTY  
BELOW 4500FT, AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ301>303-010000-  
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0024.260802T0300Z-260802T1800Z/  
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,  
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BABB, SAINT MARY, HEART BUTTE, MARIAS PASS,  
SANTA RITA, BROWNING, DUPUYER, CUT BANK, ETHRIDGE, LOGAN PASS, KIOWA,  
AND EAST GLACIER PARK  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.  
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EASTERN SLOPES  
OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.  
 
* WHERE...EAST GLACIER PARK REGION, NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS, AND EASTERN  
GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. RECREATIONISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANY TREES THAT COULD  
FALL WHILE ESTABLISHING CAMPS OR HIKING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR  
BETWEEN 12 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY WHEN MOUNTAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE AT ITS  
PEAK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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