333  
FNUS75 KCYS 281507  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE NORTH GNA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
807 AM MST WED JAN 28 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SYSTEM PASSING ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS  
AND SNOW CHANCES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR TODAY,  
HIGHS AROUND FREEZING, WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. THEN DURING THE  
AFTERNOON A CHANCE OF SNOW, BECOMING LIKELY BY THIS EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE TEENS, WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN  
THE 20'S TOMORROW ALONGSIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW. WINDS WILL NOT  
BE STRONG THOUGH, LIMITED TO GENERALLY THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT  
AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT INCREASING TO 41 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14  
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (45500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 52 52 53 53 53 62 62 62 68  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40  
TEMP............15 20 25 30 31 32 32 33 31 27  
RH..............51 45 40 32 36 34 34 33 36 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.0 1.3 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 13 16 20 21 22 16 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 9 15 29 41 45 46 24 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CWR.................41 PERCENT INCREASING TO 52 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 68 82 82 82 90 90 90 88 88 88 87  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 10  
TEMP............26 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 17 17 16  
RH..............48 57 65 68 74 81 84 84 80 88 84 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 7 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 22 22 22 22 21 18 17 16 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 14 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 5 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 87 80 80 80 70 70 70 63 63 63 58  
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.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............15 15 15 17 19 22 23 24 25 23 22 21  
RH..............88 88 88 84 77 68 65 65 62 68 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.4 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 12 12 12 14 17 20 18 17 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 5 10 13 15 17 24 34 39 31 22 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...GOATLEY  
REQUESTED BY...PARKER JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601228.0/CYS  
.DELDT 01/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PARKER.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV  
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