URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1019 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 

..STRONG JET STREAM TO BRING HIGH WINDS THROUGH MID WEEK... 

.MILD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS GOING TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN WHICH IS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS FOR THE LIVINGSTON...NYE AND BIG TIMBER AREAS EARLY TUESDAY. A POTENT WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY SPREADING VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. 

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NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD

1019 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 

..HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AND BECOMING EVEN STRONGER FOR WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY FOR UNCOMPLETED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. POWER LINES COULD BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE FAST MOVING GRASS FIRES. 

* ROUTES IMPACTED...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON TUESDAY AND LIKELY IMPOSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 191 AND HIGHWAY 89. 

* WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 90 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.