550 
FPUS65 KBIL 020811
AFDBIL
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
200 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 1997

SOME LEFT OVER SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE SLOPES DYING A SLOW DEATH. DRY
AIR PUNCHING IN THROUGH NORTHEAST MONTANA HAS MADE IT TO THE WYOMING
BORDER. WEAK UPSLOPE STILL IN PLACE AND WILL REMAIN THIS MORNING
BEFORE BREAKING DOWN BY LATE MORNING. SHEAR ZONE OVER THE MOUNTAINS
PROGGED TO ADVANCE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. AGREE WITH THIS FORECAST WITH
THE RIDGE BEING PUMPED UP AND SLAMMED EAST BY STRONG JET MAX 140W. DRY
SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER GGW THIS HOUR. THIS WILL SERVE TO REINFORCE THE
COOL AIR AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT TODAY. A LOT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
HANGING AROUND FROM YESTERDAYS EVENT TO LIFT TODAY. CONVECTIVE
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE REACHED EARLY TO DEVELOP CU. LIS DONT GO
BELOW ZERO SO WILL LEAVE THUNDER OUT BUT MENTION SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WILL LEAVE ISOLATED IN FOR THE EVENING FOR LEFT OVER SHOWERS. RIDGE
THEN BUILDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND ENDING RAIN CHANCES. HUMPHREY

BIL EB 050/032 064/042 069 55320 
LVM .. 050/032 060/... ... 55420 
HDN .. 052/030 065/... ... 55320 
MLS .. 052/029 063/040 ... 55320 
4BQ .. 053/030 064/... ... 55320 
BHK .. 052/027 060/... ... 55220 
SHR EB 048/025 060/036 068 55320