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KEY MESSAGES

- Breezy west to northwest winds with gusts of 30-45 mph today and Thursday. Highest gusts in the west today and east Thursday.

- Scattered showers and a few weak thunderstorms today into Thursday. Snow showers over the mountains, potentially as low as 7000 feet.

- Dry Thursday night through most of Friday. Warmer temps Friday.

- Canadian cold front late Friday or Friday night brings another dose of cool and wetter weather for the weekend.

AVIATION

Evening Discussion...Light showers with an occasional embedded thunderstorm will continue through mid evening across the southern half of the forecast area. This activity will not reduce the flight category outside of the mountains where occasional obscuration is expected. A disturbance will drop into the area mid to late evening from the northwest and bring more widespread precipitation chances through tomorrow morning to the area. MVFR to local IFR conditions can be expected with this activity overnight tonight through mid morning tomorrow (KBIL/KSHR/KMLS). Northwest to west winds will remain gusty through the night and through the day tomorrow. Wind gusts will remain in the 20 to 40kt range through the forecast period. Snow level will drop to around FL065 by sunrise Thursday. Chambers

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 049/074 048/080 050/065 047/065 047/073 052/082 059/088 71/N 00/U 66/T 33/T 12/W 11/B 01/U LVM 039/070 041/077 043/061 040/062 040/070 046/078 052/083 40/N 00/U 37/T 43/T 21/B 10/B 01/N HDN 046/073 044/079 048/065 044/065 043/072 047/081 053/086 84/W 00/U 65/T 23/T 22/W 11/B 01/U MLS 047/071 046/077 049/065 046/067 047/072 050/078 054/083 97/W 00/B 32/W 01/B 12/W 00/B 11/U 4BQ 045/069 045/078 049/064 045/063 046/069 048/077 054/083 77/W 00/U 56/T 33/W 22/T 11/B 01/U BHK 042/067 043/075 044/063 043/066 043/069 045/074 050/080 89/T 00/U 22/W 00/B 12/T 11/B 11/U SHR 040/069 040/077 044/062 041/059 039/068 042/077 050/083 53/W 00/U 39/T 65/T 33/T 11/B 01/U

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 AM MDT Thursday FOR ZONE 67. WY...None.

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