357
FNUS75 KCYS 072027
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
127 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT (1-3 INCHES MOST
LIKELY), WITH ON AND OFF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THURSDAY MORNING
BUT RETURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 20 TO
25 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY
HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD, HITTING A MINIMUM NEAR 70% THURSDAY, AND
NEAR 55% FRIDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 TO 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 86 86 81 82 78 86 84 86 89 87 88
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 22 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 24 24 22
RH..............92 92 92 88 84 77 77 74 71 71 71 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 6 7 7 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 6 7 9 13 14 16 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 8 9 12 13 16 17 21 20 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 4 3 7 12 19 26 35 41 46 40 32
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
CWR.................3 PERCENT INCREASING TO 25 PERCENT LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 7 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (21700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 74 80 82 80 81 84 87 88 85 80 76
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 10
TEMP............20 19 18 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 11
RH..............77 77 74 77 78 80 81 80 80 79 78 81
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 20 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100042 41 39 38 31 24 22 23 25 26 28 29
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 TO 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (89600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 73 72 68 63 59 54 48 43 40 38 35
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 14 13 12
RH..............81 82 82 75 69 63 61 58 56 59 59 61
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.8 2.9 1.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 17 20 22 24 25 25 23 20 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 21 24 34 51 69 84 90 83 59 31 14
FORECASTER...NATOLI
REQUESTED BY...CLYDE FICKEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528529.0/CYS
.DELDT 01/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL COYDE.FICKEL@USDA.GOV
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