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KEY MESSAGES

- Hot conditions through the week. Mountain snowmelt will increase river flows. No flooding is expected at this time.

- Daily chance of showers and thunderstorms through the end of the week. Best chances are over south-central/western Montana and north-central/western Wyoming.

- Potential increasing for cooler and more widespread shower/thunderstorm chances for the upcoming weekend.

AVIATION

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will move through western and central portions of the region (KLVM, KBIL, and KSHR) this afternoon, quickly dissipating this evening. The main threat with any storms is erratic wind gusts up to 40 kts. From KSHR east, southeast wind gusts of 25 to 35 kts continue this afternoon. These gusts will briefly decrease overnight before increasing again Thursday morning as a Low Level Jet sets up again. Archer

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 060/091 060/093 060/079 052/069 047/071 048/074 048/077 22/T 20/B 28/T 76/T 44/T 32/T 22/T LVM 049/087 048/084 048/067 043/063 040/067 041/071 043/076 22/T 22/T 59/T 86/T 55/T 43/T 22/T HDN 056/092 055/095 054/082 049/071 045/073 045/075 046/078 22/T 20/B 27/T 76/T 43/T 32/T 22/W MLS 066/092 065/094 061/087 054/074 047/073 048/075 048/078 02/T 21/B 26/T 65/T 32/T 42/W 32/W 4BQ 063/088 062/093 059/084 052/073 047/073 047/074 048/077 02/T 21/B 26/T 54/T 44/T 43/T 32/T BHK 058/089 060/089 058/085 051/077 045/073 045/075 045/077 00/N 00/N 27/T 54/T 33/T 33/W 32/T SHR 052/085 052/087 050/079 043/069 040/071 040/073 041/076 22/T 21/B 27/T 68/T 45/T 45/T 33/T

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MT...None. WY...None.