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KEY MESSAGES

- Very warm, dry and occasionally breezy through Friday. Fire concerns will remain elevated, and may be critical in some areas on Friday with increased winds and lower humidities.

- Cold front arrives early Saturday, then much cooler Saturday night through Monday; this will be the coolest air mass yet of the fall. Many locations could see their first freeze of the season Sunday night or Monday night.

- Strong weather system arrives this weekend. Increasing confidence for mountains/foothills snow Saturday night to Monday, with rain and wet snow at lower elevations. Greatest potential for snow accumulations is over mountains and foothills west of Billings. Higher hills of southeast MT may also see impactful snowfall. Potential impacts to travel and outdoor recreation. Details remain very uncertain.

AVIATION

VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Winds will turn out of the west (northwest for KSHR) today before decreasing by the evening. West winds will begin to increase again Friday morning. Archer

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 079 051/085 051/060 033/038 028/041 031/055 038/058 0/U 00/N 02/W 9+/O 95/W 11/B 23/W LVM 081 045/083 045/061 026/038 019/041 024/056 029/058 0/U 00/N 18/W ++/S 94/J 11/B 24/W HDN 080 045/087 049/065 033/041 027/043 029/059 035/060 0/U 00/U 01/B 89/O 96/W 21/U 24/W MLS 075 047/085 050/064 037/044 030/043 031/057 038/060 0/U 00/U 00/B 79/R 86/W 11/U 23/W 4BQ 078 048/087 053/068 039/046 031/042 033/059 040/061 0/U 00/U 00/B 68/R 97/W 21/U 34/W BHK 077 045/086 050/070 034/047 029/045 028/057 035/060 0/U 00/B 00/B 58/O 97/W 21/B 23/W SHR 081 041/088 049/067 034/042 023/040 026/058 033/060 0/U 00/U 02/W 89/O +6/W 21/U 34/W

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...Fire Weather Watch in effect Friday afternoon FOR ZONE 117. Fire Weather Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening FOR ZONES 123-124-126. WY...Fire Weather Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening FOR ZONES 274-284.

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