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KEY MESSAGES

- Warmer and mostly drier weather expected through mid week. Expect rapid snowmelt this week.

- Periods of strong wind for foothills/gap locations including Livingston/Nye through the foreseeable future. Strong winds across the entire area Wednesday.

- Strong winds across the US-191 corridor starting Monday night. Chance of extreme cross winds (Big Timber to Judith Gap) Wednesday.

AVIATION

21Z Discussion...

Windy conditions at KLVM are expected to continue through the period with gusts out of the SW topping 50kts after 05z. These winds may reach places such as K6S0/K3HT overnight as well. Due to a decent temperature inversion LLWS has been included in the TAFs for KSHR/KMLS through 00z. VFR conditions are forecast to prevail for the entire period.

KBIL will can expect 25kt wind gusts out of the SW through 00z; otherwise NSW is expected. WMR

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 030/044 037/048 035/050 019/037 029/050 028/040 023/041 00/B 01/B 16/W 11/B 24/W 52/J 11/B LVM 035/054 041/053 040/050 024/042 031/050 026/040 024/044 00/N 11/N 19/W 13/J 46/W 63/J 12/J HDN 021/044 033/048 030/050 014/037 026/049 024/039 020/040 00/U 01/B 26/W 21/B 24/W 63/J 11/B MLS 025/041 033/043 029/045 009/029 021/043 019/035 018/036 00/U 01/B 24/W 30/B 22/W 41/B 10/B 4BQ 026/044 034/048 031/053 014/035 027/049 026/038 023/041 00/U 01/B 13/W 30/B 12/W 42/J 10/B BHK 024/042 031/042 025/045 004/022 013/041 016/031 015/036 00/U 00/B 24/W 50/B 12/W 31/B 10/B SHR 026/051 033/052 030/055 015/038 025/053 023/039 019/044 00/U 01/B 06/W 31/B 12/W 53/J 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...High Wind Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning FOR ZONES 63-65-66-68-141-172-228. Wind Advisory in effect until 5 PM MST Monday FOR ZONES 65-66. WY...None.