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Marine Weather and Tides South Glastonbury, MT Version 3.4

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Sunrise 7:52AM

Sunset 4:41PM

Tuesday December 10, 2019 4:53 PM MST (23:53 UTC)

Moonrise 3:59PM

Moonset 6:02AM

Illumination 99%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near South Glastonbury, MT

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Area Discussion for - Billings, MT

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FXUS65 KBYZ 102112 AFDBYZ

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Billings MT 212 PM MST Tue Dec 10 2019

DISCUSSION. Tonight through Wednesday Night .

Upper air analysis shows 140kt H3 jet over far eastern MT, shifting slowly eastward as ridge is building from the west. A shortwave dropping into the northern plains will be associated with another backdoor cold front, with pressure rises nearing the Saskatchewan/Montana border at 21z. Along baroclinic zone will be periods of light snow late this afternoon and evening in our far east, mainly along and northeast of a line from Miles City to Alzada. Not much accumulation (less than an inch), but there will be reduced visibility affecting travel. Precip will taper off overnight as forcing wanes.

There is potential for some valley fog on western edge of backdooring cold front, from roughly Musselshell to southern Carter counties, a region which will see cooling w/ the front along with clearing skies. Have added mention of fog from 06-15z.

Gap winds will increase tonight with another period of lee side pressure falls and backing mid level winds. Mountain top flow will be modest (35-40 kts) but low level stability and orientation of gradient will be favorable for strong SSW winds at Livingston and Nye. Have issued a wind advisory for these locations from 8 pm this evening to 3 pm Wednesday . with peak gusts (50-60 mph) expected to occur overnight into early tomorrow.

Pacific shortwave will arrive Wednesday afternoon bringing a chance of rain/snow showers mainly east of surface trof (ie east of Billings) with downslope winds dominating our west. Our western mountains will pick up a little snow.

Temperatures will continue to moderate tomorrow as the cold Canadian air is eventually replaced by air of Pacific origin, though our east will remain on the cold side for one more day. Western areas will see highs into the 40s tomorrow.

JKL

Thursday through Tuesday .

Unsettled weather will be a concern through the first half of the forecast period. Strong and gusty winds in western gap areas, including Livingston, Big Timber, and Harlowton will be a concern early and late in the period, but at this time winds appear to peak at the 50 to 55 mph range at times.

Thursday morning will see snow showers moving over the mountains before shifting onto the lower elevations in the afternoon. Precip is expected to switch to rain over lower elevations, due to the above normal temps. Precip will transition back to snow in the evening and overnight. The mountains could see several inches of snow, while the little accumulation is expected for lower elevations. Winds around Livingston will be strong and gusty Thursday and Thursday night, but should remain sub- advisory.

A backdoor front will slide into the region late Friday bringing colder temperatures, and potential snow across the region throughout much of the day. Best chance for snow will be over central and western zones, especially over foothills, with upsloping flow support. Specific details remain a bit uncertain this far out. Winds around Livingston/Big Timber area will remain gusty Friday until the front moves into the area later Friday, scouring out the surface trof. The front will continue to impact southeastern Montana into the weekend with light snow, before shifting east towards the ND border Sunday.

Winds will increase along Livingston/Nye/Big Timber as the front moves out on Sunday. Guidance varies a bit on timing of return of stronger winds, but operational ECMWF supports quickly redeveloping lee troffing and gusts of 50 to 55 mph by Monday morning around Livingston. GFS holds off until Monday night. Have included high gusts at this time with nod to ECMWF, but kept below advisory strength. Gusty gap winds and dry conditions are expected to continue through the end of the forecast period.

High temps will be warmest on Thursday with temps in the upper 30s and mid 40s. Temps will remain above normal for Friday in most locations ahead of the front, but will cool off into the low to mid 30s for Saturday and Sunday. Temps will trend upward through the early portion of the work week, with highs in upper 30s to low 40s in most locations.

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AVIATION.

Areas of light snow will impact eastern areas near KMLS, KBHK and K97M thru tonight . bringing periodic MVFR to IFR flight conditions which will linger into tomorrow morning. VFR will prevail to the west, though mountains may be periodically obscured in light snow showers. There is also a risk of localized valley fog mainly north and east of KBIL between 06-15z, though confidence in this impacting an airport is low. Gusty SW-W winds will impact the western foothills. Gusts to 35 kts at KLVM late this afternoon will increase to 45 kts tonight into Wednesday. By Wednesday afternoon, a Pacific disturbance will bring some rain/snow showers, and mountains will become frequently obscured. JKL

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue ----------------------------------------------------------- BIL 024/042 027/046 032/044 020/035 021/034 020/036 021/039 01/E 02/R 33/O 43/S 22/S 11/B 01/N LVM 030/042 029/045 030/040 020/033 019/030 016/032 018/035 01/N 04/O 54/O 54/S 22/S 12/S 10/N HDN 016/041 021/045 028/044 016/034 014/034 015/037 017/039 02/W 02/O 34/O 54/S 22/S 11/B 11/B MLS 012/035 018/042 025/037 012/023 012/030 018/035 019/039 42/J 12/O 23/O 32/S 10/E 00/B 10/B 4BQ 014/037 019/041 027/040 015/029 013/030 016/033 017/036 22/W 01/B 22/O 32/S 11/E 00/B 10/B BHK 008/029 014/038 021/034 007/018 007/027 015/031 017/034 62/J 21/B 12/S 21/E 10/E 00/B 10/B SHR 017/042 019/044 024/042 015/033 013/031 010/036 014/039 00/B 01/B 34/O 43/S 22/S 11/U 11/B

BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MT . Wind Advisory in effect from 8 PM this evening to 3 PM MST Wednesday FOR ZONES 65-66. WY . None.

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT	37 mi	58 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	33°F	21°F	61%	1024.3 hPa

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