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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1108 PM MDT MON APR 6 2026
MTZ063-141-172-228-080515-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0013.260407T1500Z-260408T0600Z/
JUDITH GAP-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN
WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BIG TIMBER, MELVILLE, JUDITH GAP, AND
HARLOWTON
1108 PM MDT MON APR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, AND
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP. WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE RAPID GRASS FIRE SPREAD. USE CAUTION WITH
ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES.
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.
GRASS FIRES CAN SPARK AND SPREAD QUICKLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. USE
EXTRA CAUTION AS TO NOT CAUSE A SPARK.
MTZ068-080515-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0013.260407T1500Z-260408T0600Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
1108 PM MDT MON APR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO RECREATE IN THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY.
MTZ065-066-080515-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0013.260407T1500Z-260408T0600Z/
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF LIVINGSTON, LIMESTONE, DEAN, NYE, MC LEOD,
AND FISHTAIL
1108 PM MDT MON APR 6 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE
90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE RAPID GRASS FIRE
SPREAD. USE CAUTION WITH ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
NEAR I-90.
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.
GRASS FIRES CAN SPARK AND SPREAD QUICKLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. USE
EXTRA CAUTION AS TO NOT CAUSE A SPARK.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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