585  
FNUS75 KBYZ 040031  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNLIGHT CREEK...CGF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
631 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE SITE THROUGH  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT,  
THOUGH RIDGE WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY ON SUNDAY, ALONG WITH MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS TO 20 PERCENT.  
 
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST ON  
MONDAY, WITH A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS IN THE  
TEENS TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. NO  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
 
MATOS  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62-66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH, BECOMING  
LIGHT AND DOWNSLOPE/ DOWN-VALLEY OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING TO AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING DOWNSLOPE  
AND DOWN-VALLEY OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MATOS  
REQUESTED BY...DO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2623025.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 10/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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