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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
MTZ065-066-191015-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.251218T2100Z-251219T2100Z/
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF FISHTAIL, MC LEOD, LIVINGSTON, NYE,
LIMESTONE, AND DEAN
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ141-172-191015-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.251219T0300Z-251219T2100Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BIG TIMBER AND MELVILLE
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MELVILLE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 191.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ138-169-WYZ199-191015-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0015.251219T0300Z-251219T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-BIGHORN CANYON-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF FORT SMITH, SHERIDAN, PRYOR, AND LODGE
GRASS
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH OCCURRING. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, BIGHORN CANYON AND SOUTHERN BIG HORN. IN
WYOMING, SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL ON I-90 THROUGH SHERIDAN. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING COULD BE
ERRATIC, WITH PERIODIC STRONG WINDS SURGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
SLOPES.
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.
MTZ031>033-036-037-058-181200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-251218T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-SOUTHERN
ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF LAME DEER, MILES CITY, COLSTRIP, BAKER,
BROADUS, EKALAKA, AND FORSYTH
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH OCCURRING.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ056-191015-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0015.251219T0300Z-251219T1800Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF RED LODGE
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING COULD BE
ERRATIC, WITH PERIODIC STRONG WINDS SURGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ063-228-191015-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.A.0015.251219T0600Z-251220T0000Z/
JUDITH GAP-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP
302 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP AND SOUTHERN WHEATLAND.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH JUDITH GAP.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
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