907  
FNUS75 KBYZ 201035  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOZEMAN WZ PILES UNIT 73...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
335 AM MST THU NOV 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SEASONALLY MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE  
BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND  
MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO PICK UP SOME FRIDAY AND BECOME A BIT BUSTY IN THE LATE  
DAY. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY, BUT PICK UP TONIGHT INTO  
FRIDAY FROM THE WEST. BT  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 24 20 20 13 11 12 10 7 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............27 27 29 32 36 38 39 41 39 39 35  
RH..............88 86 83 77 71 67 62 58 58 60 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW W W NW W N E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 14 13 14 14 12 15 12 18 18 24 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............33 31 31 30 29 29 30 29 28 27 27 27  
RH..............74 79 77 79 81 78 76 79 79 80 80 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S W SW SW W SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 600  
FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........25 22 19 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............27 29 37 37  
RH..............85 82 60 57  
20 FT WIND......SW 5G7 SW 6G8 W 6G11 W 8G16  
 
 
FORECASTER...TESAR  
REQUESTED BY...TYELER KUHN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526355.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 11/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.NELSON@USDA.GOV,TYLER.KUHN@USDA.GOV  
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