055  
FNUS75 KBYZ 081234  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BMW MOSER LANDING PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
534 AM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON JANUARY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
COLD FRONT PASSAGE TODAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE  
SITE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT TIMING IS  
BETWEEN 11AM AND 2PM MST. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING  
SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED, WITH  
WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY. MATOS  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................45 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH, GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN INCREASING BY 11AM MST.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........84 89 90 81 83 73 65 59 68 76  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............17 17 17 19 20 21 22 23 21 19  
RH..............77 78 76 75 64 51 44 38 43 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 10 11 14 15 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 14 17 22 24 25 25 22  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-16.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 81 80 78 81 87 88 85 81 90 85 83  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN SW SW SW BSN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 15  
RH..............53 54 55 56 56 53 58 57 62 68 65 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 24 24 25 25 28 29 27 25 24  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-29.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........83 82 77 87  
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....BLSNOW NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............17 19 25 26  
RH..............62 61 40 44  
20 FT WIND......W 17G24 W 14G20 W 13G18 W 12G19  
 
 
FORECASTER...MATOS  
REQUESTED BY...NICK NELSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528551.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 01/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.NELSON@USDA.GOV  
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