830
FNUS75 KCYS 151044
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HOG RX 1-15...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
344 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. LOOK FOR WEST WINDS
TODAY GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH MIN RH BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT.
A COLD FRONT TONIGHT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH, AND MAY BE BRIEFLY STRONG AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS
IS FAIRLY LOW. WINDS WILL SETTLE ON NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY AND MIN RH BETWEEN 45 AND 50
PERCENT ONCE AGAIN.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 11 10 7 5 6 5 12 11 12 12 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............18 18 19 24 27 32 33 33 34 32 31 28
RH..............80 77 77 65 63 53 51 51 47 51 53 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 15 17 16 16 16 17 15 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 3 5 15 24 24 25 25 25 16 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 9 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13
TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 16 21 32 29 32 56 64 78 89 79 66
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............24 24 23 22 21 18 18 16 15 14 12 11
RH..............65 62 65 71 68 80 80 84 88 84 87 87
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW N N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 16 15 15 15 13 15 15 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 6 5 6 6 4 9 10 6 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (87100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 63 69 70 71 71 69 68 66 65 64 63
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............11 9 11 13 15 18 19 19 20 19 18 17
RH..............83 87 80 73 67 59 54 54 49 51 53 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 1.1 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 17 22 24 25 26 26 26 24 22 20
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 5 16 41 57 75 72 79 87 72 52 34
FORECASTER...NATOLI
REQUESTED BY...PARKER JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/15/26
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