203  
FNUS75 KCYS 202344  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK/OBSIDIAN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
444 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PUSHED TO THE SOUTH, LITTLE TO NO  
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH IT. COLDER TEMPERATURES AND MIN RH  
VALUES GENERALLY ABOVE 25% FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH GOOD  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 30  
TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (110300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO POOR (24900 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD  
(123500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 6 6 6 14 14 14 32 32 32 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............13 13 15 21 26 29 32 33 32 30 28 23  
RH..............61 58 53 41 33 31 27 27 28 31 33 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 28 24 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.5 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.0 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 25 28 30 31 33 36 37 33 30 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 21 26 42 66 89 110 124 121 88 53 25  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 37 47 46 47 52 55 57 56 56 55 56  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............20 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15  
RH..............47 49 47 51 51 51 51 51 53 53 56 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 16 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 23 22 21 21 21 20 20 18 18 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 16 15 15 14  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (67500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 60 63 64 64 64 64 66 67 68 68 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............15 15 17 21 25 29 31 31 30 27 24 25  
RH..............56 56 51 45 38 32 30 30 32 37 43 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.1 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 14 15 17 20 21 21 20 16 12 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 9 11 21 38 55 65 68 60 41 21 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...ZAWISLAK  
REQUESTED BY...COYDE FICKEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600360.0/CYS  
.DELDT 01/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL COYDE.FICKEL@USDA.GOV  
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