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KEY MESSAGES

- Cold front moves through today bringing breezy northerly winds and cooler conditions into Tuesday.

- Wildfire Smoke will produce minor impacts over our region today through tonight.

- Chance of thunderstorms returns to mainly mountains Tuesday, then most of area at midweek. High temperatures will be mainly in the 90s. - Potential for hotter conditions this upcoming weekend, with widespread 100 degree readings possible.

UPDATE

Quiet weather and hazy skies on tap for today. Canadian surface high is sagging southward but won't quick enough to prevent temps from reaching the low-mid 90s today, with mixed northerly surface winds. These winds will turn easterly tonight and bring "cooler" temps for Tuesday. In the meantime, skies will remain hazy per numerous fires over the PacNW, the smoke from which will continue to be a factor aloft even as surface winds pull in less smoky air tonight. Weak energy across our north will bring a modest increase in mid/high clouds through the day, with perhaps a hint of virga late, but with dry low levels still do not see a need to mention actual showers. Forecast is in good shape. JKL

AVIATION

14z Discussion...

Wildfire smoke will create slant range visibility reductions across the forecast area. While MVFR VIS is unlikely at any site, it cannot be ruled out through 00z. A stray light shower/sprinkle is possible today across the entire forecast region (10% chance) but due to low confidence it was not included in any TAF. Winds will slowly shift to NE through the day today with a weak FROPA pushing through KBIL/KSHR around 02z which could bring NE wind gusts up to 30 kts. WMR

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 093 066/090 066/091 067/091 067/099 070/100 070/096 0/K 00/E 10/B 22/T 11/U 31/U 21/U LVM 093 057/088 057/089 057/090 058/096 060/096 059/094 0/K 00/B 24/T 64/T 12/T 21/U 21/U HDN 095 064/091 064/093 066/091 064/101 067/102 068/098 0/K 00/B 11/B 33/T 00/G 21/G 20/U MLS 093 063/086 064/093 067/092 067/102 072/104 072/100 0/K 00/B 00/B 22/T 00/G 21/G 21/U 4BQ 094 064/088 065/092 066/088 065/097 070/101 071/098 0/K 00/B 31/B 45/T 10/U 11/G 11/U BHK 092 057/084 059/090 061/091 062/099 068/104 068/100 0/N 00/B 00/B 11/B 10/U 11/G 11/U SHR 093 059/091 061/090 061/086 059/096 063/098 064/095 0/K 10/K 44/T 68/T 21/U 01/U 11/U

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...None. WY...None.

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