168  
FNUS75 KBYZ 050126  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNLIGHT CREEK...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
726 PM MDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BRING  
WEST WIND GUSTS AROUND THE LOW TO MID 30S MPH AS WELL AS POOR RH  
RECOVERIES. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER TEENS MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED  
THROUGH FRIDAY. TS  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 TO 22 MPH.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.  
 
 
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REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2623063.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 10/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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