394  
FNUS75 KBYZ 181204  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN CREEK 2 PILE BURN...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
504 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON DECEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WEATHER SYSTEM EXITING THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL BRING  
MUCH MORE CALM AND CLEAR CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TODAY. CLOUDS  
WILL BUILD IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE DAY FRIDAY. BREEZY WINDS ARE  
FORECAST FOR THE DAY FRIDAY IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION  
CHANCES WHERE UP TO 1" SNOW MAY FALL.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO  
15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 13 28 33 34 59 67 75 78 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............19 22 25 28 31 31 32 32 31 32  
RH..............68 67 62 57 54 53 50 48 49 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 8 7 6 6 6 8 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 25  
TO 28 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........76 87 84 90 93 87 87 90 91 92 79 83  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............30 30 30 31 31 31 33 35 36 39 42 45  
RH..............50 50 51 48 47 45 46 48 48 48 48 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 15 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 14 14 14 14 16 17 18 20 22  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TRANSITIONING  
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 30  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........84 72 69 72  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN SNOW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 49 50 42  
RH..............48 49 53 66  
20 FT WIND......SW 17G24 W 17G24 W 13G18 W 12G18  
 
 
FORECASTER...MCKEOWN-ROBBIE/PALMQUIST  
REQUESTED BY...MARIO PRETTY BOY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527876.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 12/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARIO.PRETTYBOY@BIA.GOV  
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