090
FNUS75 KCYS 080841
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HOG PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
141 AM MST THU JAN 8 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY KICKING OF SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH TONIGHT, EXPECT LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF 1-3 INCHES. WEST
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. MINIMUM
RH VALUES WILL NOT DROP THAT LOW AND REMAIN HIGH, NEAR 80% TODAY
AND 60% ON FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) WITH SNOW SHOWERS, THEN
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT DECREASING TO 2 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MINIMAL TO NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH BRINGING CHANCES OF SNOW SHOWERS INTO FRIDAY. WINDS TODAY
GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE, INCREASING FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 88 89 87 88 82 90 90 88 85 85 85
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 0
TEMP............18 16 18 20 21 21 22 22 22 20 19 17
RH..............100 100 100 92 84 84 84 81 81 81 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 10 13 16 18 20 20 20 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 7 9 12 14 15 16 16 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 1 2 4 12 22 29 32 36 34 25 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 4 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........86 85 86 88 82 84 85 85 84 83 83 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............15 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 6
RH..............88 91 87 87 83 87 87 87 87 87 83 96
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 9 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
(40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 13.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 89 80 73 73 73 68 62 57 52 47 42
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............5 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 9
RH..............95 91 87 79 76 69 66 64 64 63 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.1 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 15 17 18 18 18 16 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 4 12 18 25 32 38 39 37 25 15 7
FORECASTER...ZAWISLAK
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS ZACZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/08/26
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