537  
WWUS75 KBYZ 221026  
NPWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
326 AM MST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
MTZ063-141-172-228-231030-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0004.250222T1200Z-250225T0000Z/  
JUDITH GAP-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN  
WHEATLAND-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BIG TIMBER, HARLOWTON, JUDITH GAP, AND  
MELVILLE  
326 AM MST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, AND  
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG  
INTERSTATE 90 AROUND BIG TIMBER AND HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER  
INTO JUDITH GAP.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
SUNDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY  
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON RURAL ROADS  
THROUGH THIS MORNING.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ065-066-231030-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-250225T0000Z/  
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF DEAN, LIMESTONE, FISHTAIL, MC LEOD,  
LIVINGSTON, AND NYE  
326 AM MST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 90 WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG  
CROSSWINDS. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
SUNDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS  
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ067-231030-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0003.250223T1200Z-250225T0000Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY, MYSTIC LAKE, ALPINE,  
JARDINE, AND SILVER GATE  
326 AM MST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND LEAD TO  
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY MAY BE  
IMPACTED.  
 
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  
 
TORGERSON  
 
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