014  
FNUS75 KBYZ 092323  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CREEK...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
523 PM MDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON JULY 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR/SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY TOMORROW.  
MODEST RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT ARE FORECAST FOLLOWED BY MIN RH  
VALUES IN THE TEENS TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S.  
WINDS WIL REMAIN LIGHT, GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH, AND GRADUALLY SHIFT  
TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A STRAY THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE  
RULED OUT FRIDAY EVENING.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WIND AMY GUST UP TO 15 MPH  
THIS EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 20 MPH  
THIS EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, A STRAY EVENING THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING PRIMARILY  
TERRAIN DRIVEN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING PRIMARILY TERRAIN  
DRIVEN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MCKEOWN-ROBBIE/PALMQUIST  
REQUESTED BY...RACHEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617120.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 07/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MTMCC@FIRENET.GOV  
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