901  
WWUS75 KTFX 130039  
NPWTFX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
539 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
MTZ304>306-309>314-130145-  
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260113T0400Z/  
EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-HILL COUNTY-NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-  
EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU  
COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-CASCADE COUNTY  
BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY  
BELOW 4500FT-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CARTER, GEYSER, ZURICH,  
HILGER, LEWISTOWN, LEDGER, GREAT FALLS, HOBSON, SHELBY, LOTHAIR,  
BENCHLAND, MOCCASIN, DEVON, CHESTER, FORT BENTON, RAYNESFORD,  
GALATA, FORT BELKNAP, ROCKY BOY, BRADY, JOPLIN, WHITLASH, CONRAD,  
HAVRE, HOGELAND, HARLEM, STANFORD, FLOWEREE, CHINOOK, AND WINDHAM  
539 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT, SO THE  
HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
MTZ301>303-307-308-130400-  
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260113T0400Z/  
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,  
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ETHRIDGE, MARIAS PASS, HEART  
BUTTE, DUPUYER, KIOWA, EAST GLACIER PARK, BYNUM, CUT BANK,  
PENDROY, SANTA RITA, BROWNING, CHOTEAU, LOGAN PASS, ROGERS PASS,  
BABB, AND SAINT MARY  
539 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WINDS  
MAY GUST OVER 75 MPH AT TIMES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EASTERN SLOPES  
OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.  
 
* WHERE...THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND  
PLAINS, AND EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT  
TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND  
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ315-130400-  
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260113T0400Z/  
UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS,  
MARYSVILLE, AND FLESHER PASS  
539 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
65 MPH, HIGHEST NEAR THE FLESHER PASS AREA.  
 
* WHERE...UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND  
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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