Expires:202409291500;Remove:202409291500;423858 WWUS85 KTFX 291152 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 552 AM MDT Sun Sep 29 2024 MTZ309-310-312-315>317-319>330-291500- Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton- Western and Central Chouteau County-Cascade County below 5000ft- Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass-Gates of the Mountains- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains-Helena Valley- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains-Meagher County Valleys- Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains-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 cities of Brady, Conrad, Ledger, Floweree, Carter, Fort Benton, Great Falls, Marysville, Lincoln, Flesher Pass, MacDonald Pass, Canyon Creek, Wolf Creek, Craig, Monarch, Neihart, Kings Hill Pass, Helena, Trident, Maudlow, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, Deep Creek Pass, Martinsdale, Checkerboard, Ringling, White Sulphur Springs, Montana City, Clancy, Boulder, Corbin, Wickes, Elk Park Pass, Homestake Pass, Toston, Townsend, Winston, Harrison, Three Forks, Willow Creek, Pony, Whitehall, Cameron, Ennis, Jeffers, McAllister, Norris, Bozeman, Gallatin Gateway, Dewey, Wisdom, Wise River, Big Hole Pass, Chief Joseph Pass, Bannack, Dillon, Glen, Waterloo, Monida Pass, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, Targhee Pass, and Raynolds Pass 552 AM MDT Sun Sep 29 2024 Winds will become increasingly gusty across the area late morning into the afternoon hours today. Wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph will be common, with a few gusts exceeding 50 mph at times. Those with plans outdoors should prepare for the gusty winds today. $$