380  
FNUS75 KCYS 271148  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRADUATION FIRE...EMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
548 AM MDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OUT OF  
TEXAS TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE  
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER, COVERAGE OF  
PRECIPITATION IS LOWER CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME DUE TO THICK CLOUD COVER.  
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE FOR LATE MAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH  
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL  
SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY, BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-75 PERCENT).  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35  
MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (174600 KNOT-FT).  
 
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 56 56 69 69 69 70 70 70 69 69 69  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............59 62 65 68 74 74 76 77 77 78 76 75  
RH..............64 60 54 49 38 35 33 31 31 30 34 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 16 17 18 20 18 18 17 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 26 29 30 33 36 38 36 36 33 32 30  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.8 3.9 5.8 6.7 7.2 7.9 7.3 7.5 6.4 5.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 22 23 25 25 24 25 24 25 24 25  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 11 34 77 129 146 152 175 153 164 135 119  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 68 68 76 76 76 79 79 79 83 83 83  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 72 68 65 64 64 64 62 62 61 61 60  
RH..............38 43 49 54 56 58 58 65 62 65 65 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 26 26 25 23 22 22 22 20 20 20 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.0 1.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 20 18 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100086 60 30 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 7 7  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (110200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 82 82 74 74 74 71 71 71 63 63 63  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 61 64 67 72 73 73 76 77 77 77 76  
RH..............72 70 63 56 48 46 46 42 39 37 37 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 25 26 29 30 32 32 32 32 31 31  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.2 2.4 3.4 4.5 5.1 5.8 7.3 7.4 6.3 5.8 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE S S S SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 19 41 61 86 96 111 138 140 120 110 118  
 
 
 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614534.0/CYS  
.DELDT 05/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROBERT.CROWDER@SCOTTSBLUFFCOUNTYNE.GOV  
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