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KEY MESSAGES

- A chance of precipitation in far southeast Montana and northern Wyoming this afternoon and evening.

- Low temperatures near to below freezing continue this week, coldest this morning and Thursday night.

- Windy conditions over far eastern Montana Thursday.

- Conditions trend warmer and drier Friday into the weekend, with periods of gusty winds Friday into Saturday.

AVIATION

12z TAF/Aviation Discussion...Patchy fog is expected from around 09z through 15z over the eastern half of the forecast area and Sheridan County this morning. Probabilities for visibility restrictions below 3sm are 30% or less in this area, but does include KMLS/KSHR/KBHK. Outside of fog, the probability for ceilings under 3kft AGL are in the 20-40% range along the southern and eastern border areas this morning, contracting into the far southeast corner of MT/NE WY this afternoon into the evening hours. This lower cloud cover also comes with a chance for scattered light shower activity. Otherwise VFR conditions with generally light winds will prevail today and tonight. A disturbance will bring an overnight wind shift with northwest winds 10-20kts developing after 09z tonight. Chambers

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 059 037/057 031/069 047/073 045/066 042/070 044/063 0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 12/W LVM 056 030/060 028/073 039/075 039/070 038/070 039/062 0/U 00/U 00/U 00/N 00/U 00/U 34/W HDN 062 033/059 027/071 035/077 040/069 037/073 040/066 0/B 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 12/W MLS 060 038/053 026/068 039/074 045/067 040/070 044/067 0/B 00/N 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 01/B 4BQ 060 039/054 027/070 043/076 047/069 042/074 046/070 2/W 20/N 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 01/U BHK 062 034/053 022/066 039/077 042/069 036/073 041/071 1/B 00/N 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/B SHR 059 035/057 026/071 037/077 040/070 037/074 040/068 2/E 30/N 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 12/W

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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