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FXUS65 KGGW 032117
AFDGGW
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
217 PM MST TUE FEB 3 2026
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES:
- DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
- THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY AND QUITE WARM FOR
FEBRUARY ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW:
SHARP UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NW FLATTENS AND SPREADS EAST
LATER THIS WEEK, KEEPING MONTANA MILD AND DRY.
SURFACE LOW TRACKS WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTH WITH ONE SENDING A
WARM FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A WEAK AND DRY
COOL FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE, BARE GROUND AND
BETTER MIXING FOR THURSDAY FOR MOST OF THE CWA, TEMPS SHOULD BE
ABOUT 20-30 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THAT'S NEAR 50 FOR THE NORTHERN
ZONES WITH 60S FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES. FORTUNATELY, MID-LEVEL
WINDS DO NOT LOOK STRONG (20-35 KTS) SO FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DO
NOT SEEM TO BE A CONCERN AT THIS POINT.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO FLATTEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING IN EARLY NEXT WEEK THAT COULD BRING SOME
LIGHT PRECIPITATION.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS:
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM WERE MADE TO POPS LATE TODAY AND TO
HIGH TEMPS THURSDAY, BLENDING WITH NBM75. TFJ
AVIATION
UPDATED: 2110Z
FLIGHT CAT RANGE: VFR. IFR POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION: OTHER THAT AN ISOLATED RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWER LATE
TODAY, CONDITONS SHOULD BE DRY INTO WEDNSDAY. LOW CLOUDS WITH
PATCHY FOG WILL MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT BUT WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SW WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW CLOUDS AND
ANY FOG BEING CARRIED EAST INTO THE DAKOTAS BY THE AFTERNOON. TFJ
GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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