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FXUS65 KGGW 052307
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
407 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- WARMER AND WINDY WEATHER TOMORROW.
- LAKE WIND ADVISORY TOMORROW FROM 8 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
- COLDER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH CHANCES FOR LIGHT
RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
THROUGH TOMORROW: AN UPPER RIDGE EXITING EASTERN MONTANA TODAY
WILL BRING SEASONABLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ACROSS NORTHEAST
MONTANA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. A WARM FRONT PUSHING
NORTHEAST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN
THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION
ALONG WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ARE UNLIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE. A LOW
END HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PHILLIPS COUNTY TOMORROW FROM
5 AM TO 6 PM ACCOMPANIED WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8AM TO
MIDNIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE CANCELLED TONIGHT, AS
PROBABILITIES OF GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH HAS LOWERED JUST AFTER
THE ISSUANCE. HOWEVER, THERE IS VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING WILL BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN AND
LIGHT SNOW. FORECASTED SNOW TOTALS SHOW NEAR 1 INCH ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER AND AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATION, AND 0.1 INCH FOR
MUCH OF NE MONTANA OTHERWISE.
NEXT WEEK: DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE THE WEEKEND BUT TEMPS WILL BE COOLER. UPPER
RIDGING BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
BLENDED IN THE NBM 90 FOR WINDS TOMORROW. NO CHANGES TO NBM
OTHERWISE.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON LAKE WIND FORECAST TOMORROW. LOW CONFIDENCE IN
HIGH WIND WATCH STAYING. LOW CONFIDENCE ON THE CHANCES FOR LIGHT
SNOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN RAIN IN THE
EASTERN-MOST COUNTIES.
AVIATION
UPDATED: 2200Z
FLIGHT CATEGORY: VFR.
BKN-OVC MID CLOUDS TONIGHT BEFORE CLEARING BY MID MORNING
TOMORROW. DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE RAIN AND SNOW MOVE
IN.
WINDS: SE 10 TO 15 KTS THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL TURN THE
WINDS TO WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BETWEEN 08Z AND 10Z TOMORROW. AN
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS 35 KNOTS BY 17Z THURSDAY.
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-SOUTHWEST
PHILLIPS.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
VALLEY-GARFIELD-MCCONE-PETROLEUM.
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