885  
WWUS75 KBYZ 181923  
NPWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
123 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
MTZ034-042-190300-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260319T0300Z/  
NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF RYEGATE, LAVINA, COLUMBUS, AND ABSAROKEE  
123 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...GOLDEN VALLEY AND NORTHERN STILLWATER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...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. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND CONSIDER POSTPONING  
TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE, OR TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ063-141-172-228-190300-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260319T0300Z/  
JUDITH GAP-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN  
WHEATLAND-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF HARLOWTON, BIG TIMBER, MELVILLE, AND  
JUDITH GAP  
123 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, AND  
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND  
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND CONSIDER POSTPONING  
TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE, OR TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ065-066-190300-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260319T0300Z/  
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF MC LEOD, LIMESTONE, FISHTAIL, NYE,  
LIVINGSTON, AND DEAN  
123 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG  
INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE  
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS.  
 
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. SECURE LOOSE  
OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT  
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS  
 
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