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WWUS75 KMSO 170638  
NPWMSO  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1238 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
 
MTZ003-180100-  
/O.NEW.KMSO.LW.Y.0005.251017T1700Z-251018T0100Z/  
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-  
1238 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
 
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH EXPECTED. A FEW SHOWERS MAY BRING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS OVER 35  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...FLATHEAD LAKE AND OTHER AREA LAKES AROUND THE FLATHEAD AND  
MISSION VALLEYS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CHOPPY WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 
 
 
 
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