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KEY MESSAGES

- Hot and mostly dry conditions into Monday.

- Elevated fire weather conditions today.

- Heavy smoke settles across the region today, reductions to visibility and air quality are possible.

- Isolated strong thunderstorms this afternoon and evening capable of producing wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

- Low risk (10-30%) of daily thunderstorms through the middle of the week.

AVIATION

In general, VFR will prevail for much of the area today. Expect isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms mainly close to the mountains and foothills this afternoon and evening. Locally moderate rain and gusty and erratic wind gusts are possible with the thunderstorms. Smoke from wildfires over the Pacific NW will spread over the area today, bringing slant range visibility reductions and some surface visibility reductions. STP

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 099 068/097 067/100 067/098 066/099 066/100 067/102 2/T 20/B 10/U 11/B 20/U 11/U 10/G LVM 095 059/095 058/097 059/095 057/098 058/099 059/101 4/T 41/B 30/U 11/U 21/U 10/U 00/G HDN 100 065/098 065/101 065/099 064/100 064/100 065/103 0/K 20/B 20/G 11/U 21/U 12/T 10/G MLS 101 069/101 069/102 070/102 069/099 068/101 068/103 0/G 20/G 21/G 13/T 21/U 11/G 10/G 4BQ 100 069/100 069/100 069/099 068/097 067/099 068/101 2/K 21/B 11/U 34/T 22/T 11/U 10/G BHK 101 065/101 065/100 065/101 064/097 063/098 063/100 2/G 22/T 11/U 24/T 42/T 22/T 20/U SHR 097 063/095 062/097 063/096 061/096 061/097 061/100 2/K 22/B 11/U 12/T 21/U 11/U 11/U

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Heat Advisory in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONES 29-30-34-42-56-57-63-66-138-139-141-169-170-172-173-228-235. Extreme Heat Warning in effect until 9 PM MDT Monday FOR ZONES 31>33-36-37-58. WY...Heat Advisory in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONE 199.