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KEY MESSAGES

- Brisk northwest winds today behind an early morning cold front. Gusts are likely to exceed 50 mph at some locations east of Billings. Localized blowing snow possible.

- Colder with periods of light snow (20-40% chance) Thursday through Saturday. Less wind. Expect sub-zero low temps, as cold as 20 below along the Dakotas border, and wind chills as low as 10 below to 30 below zero.

- Warming trend expected this weekend or early next week. There is uncertainty here so monitor the forecast. When it does warm up, look for a return of gusty winds along the foothills.

AVIATION

The main hazard to aviation over the next 24 hours will be strong winds from a cold front. Winds will begin to decrease over the western foothills early this morning before increasing over the plains. The strongest winds over the lower elevations are expected to occur between 09 and 18Z this morning. Most locations can expect a maximum wind gust in the 40s mph with KMLS, KSHR, and KBHK having 30%, 50%, and 90% chances of getting a wind gust over 50 mph. Winds decrease throughout the afternoon and evening becoming light for most locations overnight. Torgerson

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 035 014/021 901/009 901/026 008/031 017/042 026/044 0/N 00/B 23/S 02/S 20/B 01/B 11/B LVM 033 013/025 000/016 002/026 010/033 019/041 026/042 0/B 00/B 11/B 00/B 10/B 01/B 11/B HDN 034 011/020 903/009 906/024 004/029 010/041 020/041 0/Q 11/B 23/S 12/S 31/B 11/B 12/J MLS 027 006/011 912/001 909/015 905/019 007/036 017/034 1/N 00/E 01/B 01/B 10/B 01/B 11/E 4BQ 031 009/015 908/006 907/018 001/022 011/038 020/037 1/N 00/E 12/S 01/B 10/B 00/B 11/B BHK 025 901/005 922/903 917/009 911/015 001/030 011/029 3/J 00/E 01/I 01/B 10/B 00/B 11/E SHR 032 008/021 904/010 906/024 002/026 006/041 019/042 0/Q 01/B 23/S 11/B 21/B 00/U 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...High Wind Warning in effect until 9 AM MST this morning FOR ZONES 32-33-36-37. WY...None.

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