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KEY MESSAGES

- Breezy conditions across western foothills Monday with gusts 40-55 mph expected. Gusts 30-45 mph will be common across the plains.

- 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

Patchy valley fog is possible over far eastern Montana into the morning hours (generally less than 20% chance), greatest near the Montana-Dakotas border and VC KBHK). Any fog that does develop should lift around 15z. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the period.

Gusty southwest to west winds will continue along the western foothills into Monday from KLVM to K6S0 and K3HT. Wind gusts of 20-35 kts today will increase to 30-45 kts tonight into Monday. Low-level wind shear increases over the area late tonight as the wind a few thousand feet off the surface increase ahead of the next approaching disturbance. STP

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

Tdy Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat ------------------------------------------------------- BIL 061 037/056 033/055 031/060 039/063 033/058 033/057 0/B 00/N 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B LVM 058 034/048 032/050 031/056 035/059 033/058 032/053 0/N 00/N 10/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B HDN 058 032/057 030/055 027/060 036/064 027/058 028/056 0/B 00/N 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B MLS 047 029/051 028/049 025/055 036/058 026/048 027/048 0/B 01/N 01/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B 4BQ 054 032/051 030/049 026/057 038/060 028/054 028/052 0/B 00/N 01/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B BHK 040 024/043 023/041 021/047 030/052 025/045 024/045 0/B 02/O 11/B 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B SHR 060 027/051 025/049 025/057 033/061 028/057 028/053 0/B 00/N 12/O 00/B 00/U 00/U 00/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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