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• Severe High Wind Warning until Sat 9:00 AM

  East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern High Plains

  What to do: People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

  * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 85 mph possible. * WHERE...East Glacier Park Region Zone, and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Northern High Plains, and Southern High Plains. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 9 AM MST Saturday. For the High Wind Watch, from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult, especially for high profile vehicles or for those towing light weight trailers. Isolated power outages possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Two periods of strong winds continue through the weekend, with a break from these strong winds occurring from the late morning hours on Saturday through the mid-morning hours on Sunday. The most intense periods of winds are expected to occur tonight with the first round, and then during the afternoon hours on Sunday with the second round.

  From the National Weather Service (Great Falls MT).

• Severe High Wind Watch until Sun 8:00 PM

  East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern High Plains

  What to do: People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

  * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 85 mph possible. * WHERE...East Glacier Park Region Zone, and Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera, Northern High Plains, and Southern High Plains. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 9 AM MST Saturday. For the High Wind Watch, from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult, especially for high profile vehicles or for those towing light weight trailers. Isolated power outages possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Two periods of strong winds continue through the weekend, with a break from these strong winds occurring from the late morning hours on Saturday through the mid-morning hours on Sunday. The most intense periods of winds are expected to occur tonight with the first round, and then during the afternoon hours on Sunday with the second round.

  From the National Weather Service (Great Falls MT).

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