812  
FNUS75 KCYS 191245  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
545 AM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH  
WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS, HELPING WINDS TO DECREASE  
SOMEWHAT DURING THE DAY TODAY. DRY WEATHER WITH A SLOW WARMING  
TREND WILL PREVAIL.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37  
MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 44 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (80000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 13 14 14 21 26 23 23 17 18 19 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............23 22 23 27 31 34 35 36 35 35 33 29  
RH..............66 68 69 54 48 45 43 40 43 43 44 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 21 21 21 22 21 21 18 16 13 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.37 33 33 33 35 33 33 30 25 20 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.44 40 37 38 39 41 40 37 35 29 24 21  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4  
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 26 22 34 54 72 80 80 71 53 33 20  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7800 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 18 25 20 19 19 23 24 26 30 35 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............26 24 23 23 22 22 22 20 20 20 18 20  
RH..............59 59 59 54 55 55 53 53 51 51 54 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 22 25 25 23 22 22 23 23 23 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 12 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 32 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (53500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 41 40 38 36 33 30 28 28 30 32 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............20 21 24 29 32 36 37 38 40 38 36 34  
RH..............48 43 38 32 31 32 33 33 33 37 38 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 17 16 15 15 16 16 15 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 25 26 26 25 23 23 25 25 23 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 32 30 26 24  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 6 8 13 21 29 40 50 54 44 30 19  
 
 
FORECASTER...RUBIN  
REQUESTED BY...PARKER JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428733.0/CYS  
.DELDT 12/19/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PARKER.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV  
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