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KEY MESSAGES

- Cooler with lower elevation rain showers and mountains/foothills snow tonight through Friday. Several inches of snow over the mountains, highest for northwest and north aspects. Wet snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches expected along foothills (e.g. Red Lodge & Story), with a 40% chance of more than 4 inches.

- Warm with stronger and more widespread wind for the weekend. Gusts 60+ mph are likely along the western foothills.

- Turning cooler and more active next week. This may include lower elevation snow.

AVIATION

Winds will become west to northwesterly early Thursday morning, with occasional gusts up to 25 kts through Thursday evening. Rain and snow showers move into KLVM from the west tonight, spreading east through the day and reaching KBIL and KSHR by late morning and KMLS by late afternoon. As showers increase late morning into the afternoon, ceiling and visibility reductions to MVFR will become more common. Expect mountain obscuration with the showers, beginning late tonight and continuing through Thursday. Archer

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 039/051 030/049 030/058 042/067 040/055 028/042 024/044 17/W 73/W 10/N 00/N 15/W 64/J 21/N LVM 035/044 029/043 027/052 039/059 041/053 025/037 020/040 58/J 74/J 10/N 00/N 14/W 54/J 22/J HDN 032/053 027/050 027/060 037/068 037/058 027/043 022/045 06/W 72/W 10/N 00/N 25/W 65/J 32/J MLS 029/048 026/045 027/058 041/065 037/052 026/038 018/038 02/W 30/B 00/N 00/N 14/W 44/J 11/B 4BQ 033/055 028/044 027/057 039/067 036/058 028/039 019/040 01/B 51/B 00/U 00/U 13/W 65/J 21/B BHK 028/049 023/041 023/055 036/063 033/051 022/036 014/037 00/B 20/E 00/N 00/N 13/W 54/J 21/B SHR 030/053 028/042 020/054 029/064 032/055 022/037 015/039 06/W 84/J 10/U 00/B 14/W 66/J 32/J

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from noon Thursday to 3 PM MST Friday FOR ZONE 171. WY...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from noon Thursday to 3 PM MST Friday FOR ZONE 198.

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