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KEY MESSAGES

- Windy conditions through Wednesday.

- Cold front brings a cool down and a low to moderate chance of showers/thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday, mainly for areas north and east of Billings. - Increasing thunderstorm potential for the weekend.

UPDATE

Aviation discussion was updated.

AVIATION

00z Discussion...Windy conditions are the main aviation hazard this evening into Wednesday when periods of west to northwesterly wind gusts in the 30s and 40s knots are expected. This evening, the strongest winds will be over south-central Montana before spreading east tonight into Wendesday. With that said, KSHR and KMLS could (moderate chance) see a period of low level wind shear tonight before winds mix down to the surface Wednesday morning.

Outside of the winds, isolated showers and weak thunderstorms are forecast this evening into tonight over eastern Montana. With this, the best chance of seeing a thunderstorm is near KMLS and KBHK (up to 30 percent chance). Any thunderstorm could produce brief heavy rain, erratic wind gusts around 40 knots, and small hail. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. LA

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 058/075 051/078 052/082 057/081 056/079 053/076 052/081 00/N 10/U 00/U 02/T 43/T 33/T 21/U LVM 052/075 044/078 044/081 049/077 047/077 045/075 045/082 00/N 10/U 00/B 06/T 74/T 33/T 21/U HDN 056/075 048/076 048/082 055/083 054/078 050/076 049/081 10/N 11/U 00/U 02/T 63/T 33/W 11/U MLS 056/072 048/074 048/077 053/080 054/074 050/074 050/078 42/N 11/U 00/U 02/T 64/W 23/W 21/U 4BQ 057/072 048/073 048/080 055/080 054/072 050/073 050/077 20/N 11/B 00/U 13/T 76/W 34/W 32/W BHK 049/067 042/070 043/075 047/076 049/069 045/072 045/075 66/T 21/B 00/U 02/T 66/W 24/T 31/U SHR 053/071 045/072 045/081 050/080 049/074 046/073 045/077 00/N 11/U 00/U 16/T 76/T 46/T 33/T

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...None. WY...None.