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KEY MESSAGES
- Very hot & dry today with widespread triple digit heat; some August temperature records will be challenged. Protect yourself from the heat.
- Critical fire weather conditions today through Sunday due to the heat, dryness and a cold front late tonight producing breezy conditions into Sunday.
- Stronger cold front Sunday night brings much cooler temps Monday & Tuesday.
- Increased surface-based smoke may reduce air quality Sunday & Monday.
AVIATION
12z TAF Discussion...Smoke from distant wildfires will continue to reduce slant range visibility at times, and may reduce surface visibility this morning (until 16z) to as low as 6sm. Expect occasional variable thermal winds gusts to 20kts during the heat of the day today. More organized southwest winds gusting 20 to 30kts will develop early this afternoon over the western foothills, spreading eastward toward KBIL by early evening. Cold front moves through late tonight, shifting winds to the northwest, with continued gusts of 20 to 30kts. Mid and high level clouds move in from the west this evening, spreading east overnight into Sunday morning. Chambers
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
Tdy Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 106 071/094 062/075 053/080 056/090 061/094 064/093 0/G 00/K 10/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U LVM 104 060/094 051/075 045/079 049/089 054/093 056/091 0/N 00/K 20/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U HDN 106 069/096 059/078 050/083 052/091 057/097 061/094 0/G 00/K 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 00/U MLS 105 075/093 063/078 051/080 055/090 061/095 063/093 0/G 00/K 00/U 10/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 4BQ 102 074/094 065/080 054/080 058/089 062/094 065/093 0/G 00/K 10/U 10/U 21/U 00/U 01/U BHK 102 068/094 059/080 048/078 051/087 057/094 060/093 0/G 00/N 20/N 10/U 00/U 10/U 11/U SHR 104 066/098 058/079 048/081 052/089 055/095 058/093 0/G 00/K 00/U 00/U 01/U 00/U 00/U
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...Extreme Heat Warning in effect from noon today to midnight MDT tonight FOR ZONES 29>34-36-37-40-42-56>58-63>66-138-139-141-169-170-172-173-228-235. Red Flag Warning in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT Sunday FOR ZONES 117-123>128. Red Flag Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 9 PM MDT Sunday FOR ZONES 129>132. WY...Extreme Heat Warning in effect from noon today to midnight MDT tonight FOR ZONE 199. Red Flag Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 9 PM MDT Sunday FOR ZONES 274-284.
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