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FXUS65 KMSO 190952
AFDMSO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
352 AM MDT TUE MAR 19 2019
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS. TODAY TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE
SEASON NORMALS. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED THE SNOW TO
STEADILY MELT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. THANKFULLY THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN DROPPING
BELOW FREEZING SO FLOODING HAS NOT BECOME AN ISSUE.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS STILL ANTICIPATED TO UNDERCUT THE RIDGE
BY THE LATTER PART OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL
INCREASE CLOUD COVER OVER THE LEMHI COUNTY INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE MODELS ARE STILL DEPICTING AN ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND AS SHOWERS BECOME PREVALENT. THE
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS STILL
UNCERTAIN.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
AND CENTRAL IDAHO WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING, PRIMARILY
ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA AND IN THE VICINITY OF KGPI.
MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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