765
FNUS75 KBYZ 121303
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
603 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY, GRADUALLY DECREASING
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. EASTERLY WINDS WILL
PREVAIL. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP A
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE NEARBY OTTER
MESONET STATION SHOWS AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AS OF
6AM. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. SNOW BEGINS DECREASING LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-16.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
1100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 95 93 93 94 93 91 90 90 86
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF LKY CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............10 9 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 14
RH..............88 94 93 93 91 89 87 85 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-9.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........83 84 86 84 80 74 80 79 80 88 89 94
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............13 13 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 17 16 15
RH..............93 93 92 91 91 89 89 89 93 86 89 88
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE E E E E NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-24.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........97 94 78 69
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............11 7 10 19
RH..............87 91 87 75
20 FT WIND......N 6G13 NW 6G9 N 5G10 SE 5G9
FORECASTER...PALMQUIST
REQUESTED BY...CODY PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/12/25
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