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KEY MESSAGES

- Impactful weather system continues today. Impacts include breezy conditions, some precipitation (rain and snow), and cooler temperatures.

- The weather system will impact travel for portions of the foothills and recreation in the high country. Cool and wet conditions will impact young livestock.

- Cool and unsettled conditions continue through the weekend and into next week.

AVIATION

Periods of snow showers will affect the mountains and foothills of southern Montana and north central Wyoming through Friday as periodic disturbances in the main flow pattern rotate through the region. Areas near the mountains (ie KLVM/KRED/KSHR) will see IFR/MVFR most frequently. Other locations away from the terrain will be mostly VFR to local MVFR in scattered rain/snow showers. Mountains will be obscured through the period. Look for northwest winds to become brisk again at most locations today (gusts 25-30 kts possible locally). BT

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 045 026/049 029/044 030/047 032/058 035/059 036/059 2/J 11/B 26/J 55/W 23/W 23/W 11/B LVM 038 018/045 024/042 026/048 029/055 032/056 033/056 5/J 12/J 26/J 56/W 23/W 23/W 11/B HDN 046 024/051 029/047 030/049 029/059 032/060 033/059 2/J 11/B 27/W 75/W 23/W 23/W 21/B MLS 043 024/047 029/046 030/048 028/056 032/058 032/057 1/N 10/B 26/W 62/W 11/B 11/B 10/B 4BQ 045 024/047 031/045 030/045 028/054 032/057 033/056 2/J 11/B 48/W 73/W 12/W 12/W 11/B BHK 044 021/047 027/045 028/045 025/052 028/054 029/054 1/N 10/B 37/W 63/J 11/B 11/B 11/B SHR 040 019/045 025/045 026/046 025/054 029/054 030/054 5/J 33/W 38/W 75/W 34/T 24/W 33/W

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until noon MDT today FOR ZONES 40-64-65. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONES 56-66-171. Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONE 67. Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 AM MDT early this morning FOR ZONE 68. WY...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONE 198.