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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1247 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
MTZ323>330-131000-
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CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
GALLATIN VALLEY-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-BEAVERHEAD AND
WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THREE FORKS, CHIEF JOSEPH
PASS, MCALLISTER, WILLOW CREEK, BIG HOLE PASS, TOSTON, WINSTON,
TOWNSEND, WEST YELLOWSTONE, GLEN, DEWEY, DILLON, HARRISON,
WHITEHALL, GALLATIN GATEWAY, BIG SKY, BOZEMAN, WATERLOO, NORRIS,
BANNACK, PONY, TARGHEE PASS, MONIDA PASS, CAMERON, WISDOM,
JEFFERS, RAYNOLDS PASS, WISE RIVER, AND ENNIS
1247 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90, AND
CANYON FERRY AREA.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THERE WILL ALSO BE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE AREAS THAT WILL BRING WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
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.
MTZ301>303-307-308-315-131000-
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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-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FLESHER PASS, MACDONALD PASS,
KIOWA, LINCOLN, MARIAS PASS, BYNUM, CUT BANK, MARYSVILLE, LOGAN
PASS, DUPUYER, BABB, ROGERS PASS, HEART BUTTE, SANTA RITA,
BROWNING, CHOTEAU, ETHRIDGE, SAINT MARY, EAST GLACIER PARK, AND
PENDROY
1247 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT,
WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH BY CUT BANK AND MACDONALD PASS.
* WHERE...THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND
PLAINS, EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA
COUNTIES, AND UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ304-312-313-319-131000-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0021.260514T0600Z-260515T0000Z/
EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH
BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-HELENA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GALATA, CHESTER, HELENA,
LOTHAIR, BENCHLAND, MOCCASIN, SHELBY, GREAT FALLS, STANFORD,
RAYNESFORD, DEVON, HOBSON, JOPLIN, WINDHAM, GEYSER, AND WHITLASH
1247 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY COUNTIES, CASCADE COUNTY BELOW
5000FT, JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP, AND HELENA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ305-306-310-311-314-318-131000-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0021.260514T0900Z-260515T0600Z/
HILL COUNTY-NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU
COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY
BELOW 4500FT-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ROCKY BOY, LEWISTOWN, CARTER,
CHINOOK, ZURICH, HAVRE, FORT BELKNAP, HILGER, HOGELAND, FLOWEREE,
HARLEM, AND FORT BENTON
1247 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS, BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE, FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT, HILL COUNTY, NORTHERN
BLAINE COUNTY, AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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