710
FNUS75 KCYS 282214
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD...CASPER DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
414 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE DAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GOOD COVERAGE AS A
PUSH OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE ARRIVES INTO THE CWA. WITH THE PROPER
ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS IN PLACE, STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT IN ANY SHOWER AND/OR STORM. THERE WILL BE A
SECOND ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH A SECOND WAVE THAT PUSHES
THROUGH LATER IN THE EVENING, THIS WILL BE MORE STRATIFORM IN
NATURE. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE MONSOON
PUSH, HENCE AROUND A 25 PERCENT OF WETTING RAINS, WITH MOST OF THE
ACTIVITY DIEING DOWN BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT INCREASING TO 26 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 44 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO
33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (71900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (115000
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (201800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 55 38 30 27 31 35 48 70 84 73 71
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............57 57 60 61 64 66 68 70 68 67 66 65
RH..............59 57 53 51 48 43 39 36 39 36 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 14 16 17 21 22 23 22 21
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 20 23 26 30 33 38 41 44 43 38
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 5.5 6.5 7.5 6.9 6.4 5.5 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW W SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 20 24 29 33 31 30 31 30 30
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 10 34 72 136 190 202 178 172 144 115
FORECASTER...ZAWISLAK
REQUESTED BY...IC EVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620635.3/CYS
.DELDT 08/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV
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