901  
FNUS75 KBYZ 191237  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN CREEK 2 PILE BURN...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
537 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON DECEMBER 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY WEAKER  
WINDS OUT OF THE NW THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT PASSAGE.  
EXPECT RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW WITH THIS COLD FRONT MID TO LATE  
AFTERNOON. UP TO 1" OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES  
ARE FORECAST OVERNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE WEST ARE EXPECTED  
SATURDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING ALL SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 80 74 51 47 54 56 78 79 92  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 49 50 51 50 50 47 41 37 36  
RH..............59 41 38 38 39 41 46 63 69 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 24 24 24 24 23 21 19 17 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 33 33 33 33 31 30 26 23 19  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY  
IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........95 93 88 75 58 42 32 28 26 25 22 21  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 33 31 30 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 27  
RH..............65 66 66 67 67 67 65 63 63 60 59 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE MORNING DECREASING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........26 36 34 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............26 29 32 34  
RH..............54 56 51 50  
20 FT WIND......W 9G17 W 8G16 W 9G16 W 8G14  
 

 
FORECASTER...MCKEOWN-ROBBIE/PALMQUIST  
REQUESTED BY...MARIO PRETTY BOY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527876.2/BYZ  
.DELDT 12/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARIO.PRETTYBOY@BIA.GOV  
 
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