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KEY MESSAGES

- Very warm and mostly dry conditions through Wednesday.

- Elevated to Critical grass fire danger on Wednesday.

- Gusty wind along the western foothills Wednesday.

- Cold front brings cooler temperatures and the chance of light precipitation, late Wednesday through Thursday.

- Warm & dry again next weekend, with no widespread significant precipitation events in the foreseeable future.

AVIATION

12Z TAF Discussion...VFR conditions are expected through Tuesday night. Winds will be light this morning. Westerly winds will increase over the western foothills (KLVM) this afternoon with gusts over 30kts developing before sunset there. Elsewhere thermal wind gusts and modest mixing will bring gusts in the 20-25kt vicinity during the mid afternoon hours. Wind gusts will fall off around sunset this evening for all but the western foothills. Chambers

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 071 049/081 038/051 027/059 031/067 040/074 043/075 1/B 11/N 54/J 10/U 00/U 00/B 11/B LVM 068 050/073 035/050 025/056 032/066 040/073 043/071 1/N 21/N 54/J 10/U 00/B 00/B 11/B HDN 071 047/081 036/051 026/058 028/068 036/076 040/077 1/B 11/N 55/W 20/U 00/U 00/B 11/B MLS 066 046/073 034/045 023/053 028/063 036/072 042/073 1/B 11/B 33/W 00/U 00/U 00/B 01/B 4BQ 067 048/078 037/048 026/054 031/065 038/074 044/075 0/B 00/B 23/W 10/U 00/U 00/U 01/B BHK 063 042/072 031/041 019/049 026/060 034/067 039/069 1/E 01/B 42/J 00/U 00/U 00/B 01/B SHR 068 042/080 033/046 023/053 027/067 036/075 040/075 0/B 00/N 25/W 30/U 00/U 00/U 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Fire Weather Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening FOR ZONES 123>129. WY...Fire Weather Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening FOR ZONE 274.