903  
FNUS75 KCYS 201604  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER RIDGE SLASH PILE RX BURN...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
904 AM MST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FREQUENT WESTERLY GUSTS OF 40  
TO 50 MPH. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TONIGHT, WITH GUSTS REMAINING  
ABOVE 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL FINALLY RELAX DURING  
THE DAY THURSDAY, LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
DRIER AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY, REMAINING BETWEEN 25 AND 30  
PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN  
BELOW FREEZING, AND COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING WIND  
CHILLS READINGS NEAR ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. SKIES REMAIN NEARLY  
CLEAR THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 29 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 48 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 47 TO 54 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (39400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (95600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............19 23 26 29 31 33 34 35 33 31  
RH..............32 28 27 27 27 27 27 28 32 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND GUST.48 47 46 45 45 45 44 43 41 39  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.53 54 54 54 53 51 49 48 48 47  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 51 66 80 90 96 94 84 69 53  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 39 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 38 TO 45 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (22900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 30 30 31 31 31 32 31 32 32 29 32  
RH..............36 35 35 34 34 34 33 34 33 31 35 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND GUST.39 39 39 38 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 36  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.45 43 40 39 39 39 40 40 41 40 39 38  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/100042 33 28 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35  
MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (94200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 8 8 12 16 20 20 21 22 24 26 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 31 33 37 40 42 43 44 45 43 41 39  
RH..............32 31 30 27 25 24 25 25 24 26 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
20 FT WIND GUST.35 33 31 30 28 26 25 25 24 20 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.4 1.7 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.38 38 37 37 36 35 35 35 33 30 26 23  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 19 25 44 66 84 93 94 85 63 38 21  
 

 
FORECASTER...STRAUB  
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER OTTO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2426831.2/CYS  
.DELDT 11/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL C75OTTO@BLM.GOV  
 
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