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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
MTZ056-192100-
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RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF RED LODGE
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC, WITH PERIODIC STRONG
GUSTS SURGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ063-228-200000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251220T0000Z/
JUDITH GAP-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF JUDITH GAP AND HARLOWTON
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP AND SOUTHERN WHEATLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 191 THROUGH JUDITH GAP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ065-066-192100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251219T2100Z/
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF DEAN, LIVINGSTON, MC LEOD, LIMESTONE,
FISHTAIL, AND NYE
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ138-169-WYZ199-192100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251219T2100Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-BIGHORN CANYON-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF PRYOR, SHERIDAN, FORT SMITH, AND LODGE
GRASS
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, BIGHORN CANYON AND SOUTHERN BIG HORN. IN
WYOMING, SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL ON I-90 THROUGH SHERIDAN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC, WITH PERIODIC STRONG
GUSTS SURGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ141-172-192100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251219T2100Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BIG TIMBER AND MELVILLE
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...MELVILLE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 191.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ171-WYZ198-192100-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251219T2100Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JUNCTION AND STORY
544 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH, STRONGEST ALONG
THE NORTH AND EAST SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS,
ESPECIALLY FROM DAYTON TO BURGESS JUNCTION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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