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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
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CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GREAT FALLS, HILGER, AND
LEWISTOWN
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED
WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT AND FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MAGNITUDE AND DURATION OF THE WINDS WILL
BE SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 17TH EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
MTZ313-072145-
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JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HOBSON, STANFORD, MOCCASIN,
GEYSER, RAYNESFORD, WINDHAM, AND BENCHLAND
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM MST SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY THE MAGNITUDE AND
DURATION OF THE WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 17TH EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
MTZ304>306-309>311-315>319-072145-
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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-UPPER BLACKFOOT
AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-LITTLE BELT AND
HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ZURICH, FORT BENTON, CHESTER,
WHITLASH, FLOWEREE, SHELBY, CRAIG, HARLEM, CHINOOK, KINGS HILL
PASS, ROCKY BOY, NEIHART, BRADY, MONARCH, MACDONALD PASS, CARTER,
MARYSVILLE, HAVRE, CANYON CREEK, DEVON, LOTHAIR, LEDGER, CONRAD,
FLESHER PASS, WOLF CREEK, LINCOLN, GALATA, HOGELAND, JOPLIN, FORT
BELKNAP, AND HELENA
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS,
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.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
MTZ301>303-307-308-072145-
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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: SANTA RITA, BROWNING, MARIAS
PASS, BABB, LOGAN PASS, DUPUYER, ETHRIDGE, KIOWA, BYNUM, CHOTEAU,
CUT BANK, SAINT MARY, EAST GLACIER PARK, HEART BUTTE, PENDROY,
AND ROGERS PASS
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...WESTERLY WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED 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 MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO VERY
DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ON SUNDAY THE MAGNITUDE AND DURATION OF THE
WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 17TH EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
MTZ320>324-326-072145-
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BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI
HEADWATERS-GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
BOULDER, WINSTON, WHITEHALL, TRIDENT, THREE FORKS, MONTANA CITY,
TOSTON, HARRISON, HOMESTAKE PASS, WICKES, CLANCY, MARTINSDALE,
WILLOW CREEK, PONY, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, CORBIN, BOZEMAN PASS, DEEP
CREEK PASS, ELK PARK PASS, MAUDLOW, RINGLING, CHECKERBOARD,
GALLATIN GATEWAY, TOWNSEND, AND BOZEMAN
1145 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BOZEMAN AND WHITEHALL,
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS, MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS,
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, AND CANYON FERRY AREA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 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...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST A 50%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WATCH PERIOD.
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