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KEY MESSAGES

- Windy Today with gusts in the 30s to 40s mph over the plains and 50s to 60s mph over the foothills west of Billings.

- Warm and breezy conditions continue Thursday into Saturday. Daily record high temperatures possible during this time.

- Elevated wildland grassfire conditions exist where little to no precipitation fell with the last system.

- Weather system Saturday into Sunday brings slightly cooler temperatures and a chance of precipitation back to portions of the area.

AVIATION

12z TAF discussion...VFR conditions with periods of mid level ceilings (8-12kft AGL) will prevail through Wednesday night. Westerly winds gusting to around 40kts Wednesday morning along the western foothills (KLVM/K6S0/K3HT) will spread east around surface inversion mix out time between 16-18z. Until mix out, low level wind shear will be a threat across the lower elevations. Western foothills will see the strongest gusts today in the 50kt range, while gusts to 40kts will be possible across the rest of the forecast area through 23-01z. Winds will taper off as the sun sets this evening. Chambers

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 077 046/080 049/078 049/073 034/055 034/061 036/062 2/W 10/B 00/B 03/W 31/B 11/B 11/E LVM 074 046/077 048/075 049/069 033/056 034/060 036/060 0/N 00/N 00/N 03/W 21/B 11/B 12/W HDN 077 040/081 044/080 047/074 032/056 031/061 034/064 2/W 10/B 00/B 03/W 41/B 11/B 11/E MLS 070 040/076 044/075 046/068 029/049 030/056 031/055 2/N 00/B 00/B 02/W 21/B 10/B 11/E 4BQ 073 041/078 045/077 048/074 032/052 032/060 034/060 1/N 00/U 00/U 01/B 31/B 10/B 11/E BHK 066 036/073 041/072 042/063 025/046 026/056 028/052 1/N 00/N 00/U 01/B 21/B 10/B 11/B SHR 075 040/078 043/078 046/077 031/053 031/061 033/063 1/N 00/U 00/U 01/B 42/W 11/B 11/E

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...High Wind Warning in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONES 34-42-63-141-172-228. Wind Advisory in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening FOR ZONES 65-66. WY...None.

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