VERY Windy Conditions Friday Afternoon, Gusts Up To 55 MPH

A Special Weather Statement has been issued for Southwest Montana as it will be dangerously windy this afternoon and early evening.

According to the National Weather Service:

STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

• CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST ACROSS THE REGION.
• THOSE WHO MAY BE MOST IMPACTED INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING, AS WELL AS THOSE CONDUCTING PRESCRIBED AGRICULTURAL BURNS.
• A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLY A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
• THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD BE QUITE EFFICIENT IN BRINGING MUCH STRONGER WINDS ALOFT DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE.
• ADDITIONALLY, STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
• GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.