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KEY MESSAGES

- Hot today. River flows increase due to mountain snowmelt. No flooding is expected at this time.

- Slight chance of late day showers and thunderstorms today. Erratic wind gusts up to 50 mph are the main threat. - Widespread shower and thunderstorm activity along with a cooling trend this weekend; exact details remain uncertain.

- Accumulating snow is forecast over 9000 ft this weekend. Winter conditions may impact the Beartooth Highway (moderate chance).

- Marginal Risk (1/5) for strong to severe thunderstorms over south-eastern Montana and north-eastern Wyoming Saturday.

AVIATION

Updated 1430z. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will be capable of producing erratic wind gusts up to 45kts, moderate rainfall and localized/brief MVFR. VFR will prevail otherwise today. Look for more widespread showers & thunderstorms to develop Saturday. Expect breezy SE winds to continue today over far eastern Montana around KBHK and K97M. JKL

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 093 061/076 054/063 048/065 046/073 048/076 051/079 2/T 39/T 97/T 54/T 21/B 11/B 22/T LVM 085 051/066 044/055 039/061 038/069 040/075 044/076 2/T 49/T +9/T 75/T 22/T 12/T 34/T HDN 094 057/079 052/066 045/067 043/074 046/077 048/080 2/T 28/T 98/T 63/T 22/T 11/B 21/B MLS 096 061/085 055/074 048/068 047/074 049/076 050/078 0/U 25/T 88/T 64/W 33/T 21/B 22/T 4BQ 094 059/083 054/071 047/068 046/075 048/076 050/078 0/B 26/T 78/T 63/T 32/W 21/B 23/T BHK 089 055/081 053/075 046/069 045/074 047/076 048/077 0/N 18/T 78/T 74/T 53/T 32/T 23/T SHR 088 051/075 046/065 041/066 040/073 041/076 043/077 2/T 37/T 89/T 76/T 22/T 12/T 24/T

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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