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FXUS65 KMSO 282103
AFDMSO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
203 PM MST SUN FEB 28 2021
DISCUSSION
THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
MISSION MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ARE UNDER CLOUDY
SKIES. SATELLITE INFO IS SHOWING CLOUDS RIDING OVER A RIDGE IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NR. CLOUDS COVERAGE
WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE RIDGE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BUILDS OVER THE REGION.
MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LAMB AS THEY SAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL, WHICH ARE HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS.
A PRETTY WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHWEST MONTANA
TUESDAY UNDER MORE OF A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS MAY TRANSLATE TO
SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WE EXPECT A WARM UP ACROSS THE REGION AS
HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AROUND 50 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS. SOME LOCATIONS IN WESTERN MONTANA
MAY REACH THE MID AND UPPER 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE LOWER
VALLEYS OF CENTRAL IDAHO, SUCH AS SLATE CREEK AND RIGGINS SHOULD
REACH THE 60S THU AND FRI.
THE WARM TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEK SHOULD SPEED UP SNOWMELT,
ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEYS, WHERE PONDING ON ROADS AND IN THE
FIELDS ARE LIKELY.
AVIATION
EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. THESE MID LEVEL CLOUDS MAY BRING SOME MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER. AFTER MIDNIGHT CLOUDS WILL
DIMINISH RESULTING IN VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH
MONDAY.
MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
ID...NONE.
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