927
FNUS75 KCYS 272057
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD...CASPER DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
257 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
THE PRIMARY CONCERNS ON FRIDAY WILL BE INCREASING PREVAILING WINDS
WITH WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 10 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING TO AROUND
35 MPH, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND
UNDER THIS ACTIVITY, BUT THE CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINFALL REMAINS
LOW. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING FOR GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS IS BETWEEN
2PM AND 6PM.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (80900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (182200
KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 66 45 44 57 31 22 35 50 60 68 75
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 56 59 60 64 66 70 73 73 75 73 73
RH..............49 49 45 44 40 37 31 28 27 24 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 21 24 28 31 32 33 35 33
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.7 5.1 8.1 10 11 11 9.3 7.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 14 17 18 21 24 25 26 26 28
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 5 6 16 41 81 146 210 242 252 214 182
FORECASTER...NATOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC EVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620635.1/CYS
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV
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