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KEY MESSAGES
- A brief period of mixed precipitation, including freezing rain (up to 0.05 inches of ice), is forecast to impact areas around and east of Rosebud County this morning.
- Strong wind gusts along western foothills this morning, gusts up to 65 mph expected.
- Mostly dry and very warm with periods of gusty winds along the western foothills through the next 7 days.
- Increased grass fire concerns across the area next week.
AVIATION
An area of mixed precipitation (rain, freezing rain, and snow) is expected to impact eastern Montana into this morning, producing MVFR conditions. This includes airfields around and east of K1S3, KMLS, KBHK, K97M, and K00F. With this, impacts from freezing rain is between 07z to 15z. As the sun comes up and winds mix down, temperatures will warm above freezing at the surface and the precipitation will exit the region.
Strong winds will impact the western foothills through about mid day today, with wind gusts of 40-55 kts from KLVM to K6S0 and K3HT. Around and east of KBIL, strong winds a few thousand feet off the surface will result in low-level wind shear into this morning before winds mix down mid-day. West to northwest winds will spread across the lower elevations today with wind gusts of 20-35 kts for most areas. STP
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
Tdy Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 060 035/060 035/056 034/055 033/059 038/064 032/058 0/N 00/B 00/U 00/B 00/B 00/U 00/U LVM 053 034/057 033/049 032/050 032/057 035/060 033/057 0/N 00/B 00/N 10/B 00/B 00/U 00/U HDN 060 029/059 032/056 030/055 028/060 035/064 027/056 1/N 00/B 00/U 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/U MLS 051 026/047 029/051 027/049 026/053 035/058 027/047 1/N 00/B 01/B 01/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 4BQ 052 029/055 032/052 029/049 028/055 036/060 028/052 2/R 00/B 00/B 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/U BHK 045 022/042 024/045 022/042 022/047 030/051 023/043 3/R 00/B 01/B 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/B SHR 053 027/057 028/052 026/049 026/056 032/062 027/056 0/N 00/B 00/B 12/O 10/B 00/U 00/U
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 11 AM MST this morning FOR ZONES 31>33-36-37. Wind Advisory in effect until 11 AM MST this morning FOR ZONES 65-66. High Wind Warning in effect until 2 PM MST this afternoon FOR ZONES 141-172-228. WY...None.
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