844  
FNUS75 KCYS 152256  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROOT FIRE...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
456 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVERNIGHT SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NEARBY. WETTING RAIN IS NOT  
ANTICIPATED WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THERE IS A LOW  
CONFIDENCE (20-40%) IN WIND GUSTS (ABOVE 40 MPH) FROM THIS SHOWER  
ACTIVITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM EXCEEDING THE PROVIDED FORECAST.  
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE FAIR AT 70%. TOMORROW MINIMUM  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BETWEEN 35-25% WITH PREVAILING SOUTHWEST TO WEST  
WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30-35 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW NEARBY SHOWERS,  
BUT WETTING RAINFALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (9100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........45 56 32 35 48 50 42 50 54 48 47 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............66 63 59 57 55 54 52 55 54 54 54 54  
RH..............32 38 45 53 57 61 66 61 64 64 64 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 17 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 16 20 21 20 21 20 20 20 20 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100046 11 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 9  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (78600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (65000 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD  
(126500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 47 38 28 37 29 36 48 46 48 52 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 54 55 59 63 67 69 72 73 73 72 71  
RH..............66 69 64 57 52 43 39 34 33 31 34 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 16 14 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.3 2.5 4.1 5.8 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.3 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 22 22 22 22 20 20 18 17 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 10 12 25 47 79 111 119 127 121 110 65  
 

 
FORECASTER...VASQUEZ  
REQUESTED BY...CASPER DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621960.0/CYS  
.DELDT 09/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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