441  
FNUS75 KBYZ 071109  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BMW MOSER CREEK LANDING PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
409 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE STRONGEST WINDS, ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP, ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH  
LATE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A 50% CHANCE TO SEE GUSTS GREATER THAN  
40 MPH MIX DOWN TO THE SITE THROUGH NOON TODAY. WINDS THEN DECREASE  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS MORNING  
HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO 60% THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY  
DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. A COUPLE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS  
STILL LIKELY (80% CHANCE) THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW  
REMAINS POSSIBLE (30% CHANCE) THURSDAY, WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF  
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
40 MPH DECREASING TO WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........76 74 67 75 77 75 82 89  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 10 5 5 5 5 5 0  
TEMP............30 31 32 32 30 29 28 25  
RH..............60 58 58 51 48 48 49 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 13 11 9 8 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.36 35 33 31 29 23 21 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-18.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79-83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, BECOMING  
LIGHT OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........86 78 78 73 62 45 66 68 78 82 79 88  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TEMP............23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 17 18 18  
RH..............64 67 70 72 73 74 77 76 75 77 76 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........85 69 59 59  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR  
TEMP............17 18 22 22  
RH..............81 79 61 52  
20 FT WIND......W 4G7 W 6G11 W 8G16 W 8G18  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARCHER  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER KUHN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528462.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.NELSON@USDA.GOV,TYLER.KUHN@USDA.GOV  
 
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