747  
FNUS75 KCYS 241754  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FE WARREN PILE...WFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
1154 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WHILE WINDS WILL RELAX THIS WEEKEND AND NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AND  
GUSTY, A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL BRING TROUGHING ACROSS THE AREA  
AND MOIST SOUTHERLY TO EASTERLY FLOW THAT WILL CAUSE UPSLOPE  
DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY AND KEEP THE AREA MOIST. THE MOST  
LIKELY TIMEFRAME FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING INTO  
THE NIGHTTIME HOURS, AND THEN MUCH MORE LIKELY ON SUNDAY WITH A  
STRONGER PLUME OF MOISTURE AND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONGER TROUGH.  
WHILE SOME ACTIVITY MAY MIX AS SNOW EARLY ON SATURDAY DUE TO COLD  
MORNING TEMPERATURES, THIS SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME RAIN IF IT DOES  
OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES WILL SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING AND  
RISING. ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY MAY INCLUDE SOME THUNDER AS WELL,  
THOUGH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY NOT ANTICIPATED.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (90100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 54 42 33 25 22 24 29 36 50 73  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............28 31 34 37 42 46 48 50 51 52 51  
RH..............81 69 61 54 45 40 37 33 33 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.0 5.5 6.0 5.8 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 9 10 13 12 14 17 17 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 13 20 21 28 40 40 66 90 87 68  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DURING THE EVENING, DECREASING TO  
10 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (59500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (24000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........86 85 90 88 81 74 70 73 78 84 88 89  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............50 46 42 39 37 36 35 34 34 34 33 33  
RH..............39 51 60 70 79 85 92 96 96 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 21 20 18 17 17 17 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 16 18 18 17 17 18 18 20 20 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100060 38 35 41 36 28 24 24 25 27 27 27  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (59400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 90 90 88 86 82 78 74 72 72 77 84  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............34 34 35 37 41 44 48 51 52 53 52 51  
RH..............100 96 96 92 79 70 60 54 52 52 54 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 18 17 16 15 16 17 17 15 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 27 28 27 28 29 31 42 54 59 48 35  
 

 
FORECASTER...GOATLEY  
REQUESTED BY...MERMIGKAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611648.0/CYS  
.DELDT 04/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEXANDROS_MERMIGKAS@FWS.GOV  
 
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