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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
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GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GALLATIN GATEWAY AND BOZEMAN
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
..HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED
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CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GREAT FALLS
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
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.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
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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, DUPUYER, BABB,
BYNUM, PENDROY, HEART BUTTE, EAST GLACIER PARK, CHOTEAU, LOGAN
PASS, BROWNING, ETHRIDGE, ROGERS PASS, CUT BANK, SAINT MARY,
KIOWA, AND MARIAS PASS
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 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.
MTZ313-082045-
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JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MOCCASIN, GEYSER, WINDHAM,
BENCHLAND, RAYNESFORD, STANFORD, AND HOBSON
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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>311-314>319-082045-
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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-FERGUS COUNTY
BELOW 4500FT-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, CANYON CREEK, MONARCH,
SHELBY, KINGS HILL PASS, HAVRE, CONRAD, HELENA, JOPLIN, ROCKY
BOY, LOTHAIR, CRAIG, WOLF CREEK, CHESTER, LEWISTOWN, LINCOLN,
LEDGER, HARLEM, MACDONALD PASS, BRADY, CARTER, NEIHART, HOGELAND,
GALATA, MARYSVILLE, CHINOOK, DEVON, HILGER, FLESHER PASS,
WHITLASH, FORT BELKNAP, FLOWEREE, AND FORT BENTON
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 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...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
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.
IF POSSIBLE, CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST
WINDS OR FINDING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
MTZ320>324-082045-
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BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI
HEADWATERS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: TOWNSEND, TOSTON, WICKES,
MAUDLOW, CLANCY, MARTINSDALE, DEEP CREEK PASS, BOULDER, WILLOW
CREEK, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, HARRISON, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
BOZEMAN PASS, ELK PARK PASS, WHITEHALL, WINSTON, HOMESTAKE PASS,
MONTANA CITY, TRIDENT, CORBIN, PONY, RINGLING, CHECKERBOARD, AND
THREE FORKS
1040 PM MST SAT MAR 7 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED, PARTICULARLY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS, CANYON FERRY AREA,
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS, AND
MISSOURI HEADWATERS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
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