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KEY MESSAGES

- Elevated to critical fire weather conditions through Thursday. Winds will be strongest over the foothills west of Billings.

- A pattern change with cooler temps and an increased chance of precipitation Friday into the weekend, including mountain snow.

- Moderate chance (40-60%) for foothills locations to see their first fall frost Monday morning.

AVIATION

VFR will prevail through the period. Westerly winds gusting 15-30 kts, strongest along the western foothills will continue this afternoon, turning northwesterly into the evening and diminishing after sunset. Westerly winds increase once again for Thursday with gusts of 20-30 kts, strongest over the western foothills and near the Dakotas border. STP

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 053/087 053/070 047/064 045/063 042/067 042/069 046/067 00/U 01/B 21/E 55/T 41/B 00/B 01/B LVM 047/086 048/073 041/064 038/062 034/066 036/070 039/070 00/N 12/T 32/T 57/T 51/B 00/U 12/W HDN 046/090 048/073 043/068 043/067 039/068 038/073 042/071 00/U 01/U 31/B 55/T 41/B 00/U 00/B MLS 050/088 055/071 045/065 044/064 043/063 039/072 045/071 00/U 11/B 11/E 66/T 71/B 00/U 11/B 4BQ 051/090 054/076 046/070 048/071 044/066 040/075 047/075 00/U 00/U 31/B 64/T 61/B 00/U 11/B BHK 046/089 050/075 040/067 040/064 040/063 035/073 041/074 00/N 00/U 11/E 67/T 82/W 10/U 21/B SHR 045/088 051/075 042/071 044/071 038/067 037/073 041/072 00/U 01/U 22/W 44/T 31/U 00/U 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Red Flag Warning in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday FOR ZONES 123-124-127-133. WY...None.