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WWUS75 KTFX 040548
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1048 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

MTZ009-010-048-040700-
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NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
1048 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND EASTERN
GLACIER COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING ALONG
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS. CURRENT NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE LATER
TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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MTZ012-050-041200-
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CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD
1048 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASCADE AND JUDITH BASIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN
  STRONG FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...THEN THEY WILL DECREASE TOWARD
  MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE AREA...BUT FAVORED CANYON AND RIDGE
  TOP AREAS WILL LIKELY HAVE 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF 
  MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...
  STANFORD. 

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT 
  WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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