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KEY MESSAGES

- Cold air settles in for the next few days (below normal temps through the weekend). Wind chills of 10 below to 40 below zero this morning. Coldest in the east.

- Occasional light snow continues today, with an inch or two of accumulation mainly south and east of Billings. Another period of light snow expected this weekend (an inch or less for most locations).

- Strong foothills wind Sunday night into Monday.

- Warming trend forecast early next week, but uncertainty still exist for latter part of week.

AVIATION

09z Discussion...

Light snow will continue across the region through the the day. Snow will end at KBIL roughly around 18z and end at KSHR roughly around 00z. During this period expect prevailing MVFR conditions with periods of IFR. Winds out of the NE at 10-15kts will gradually shift to the west at 5-10kts. Mountains will be obscured through 00z. WMR

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 005 905/024 003/022 016/041 023/040 021/039 022/040 5/S 02/S 51/B 00/U 01/B 11/B 01/B LVM 013 902/023 008/029 020/041 026/042 025/043 025/041 4/S 00/E 50/B 00/N 01/B 10/B 11/B HDN 006 909/023 001/020 007/041 018/037 016/037 017/038 6/S 03/S 61/B 00/U 12/J 22/J 11/B MLS 902 911/013 908/011 002/031 010/024 009/027 009/028 1/I 02/S 20/U 00/U 01/B 11/B 11/B 4BQ 004 909/019 903/012 003/036 016/030 014/033 014/033 5/S 02/S 20/B 00/U 01/B 21/B 11/B BHK 905 918/009 913/006 904/024 004/020 001/022 004/025 1/I 01/B 10/B 00/U 01/E 21/B 11/B SHR 006 912/020 902/017 003/041 016/037 015/038 014/037 7/S 12/S 63/J 00/U 01/B 21/B 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon FOR ZONES 29-30-34-36-42-57-58-63-138-141-169-170-172-173-228-235. Cold Weather Advisory in effect until 10 AM MST this morning FOR ZONES 31>33-37. WY...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon FOR ZONE 199.