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FNUS75 KCYS 032046
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOG ROAD FIRE...NEMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
246 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PINE RIDGE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY THE BEST TIMING FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IS BETWEEN 300 PM AND 700 PM WHERE THE CHANCE FOR WETTING
RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN 20-30%. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE AND THEN SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY BY 3PM THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN AND AROUND ANY SHOWER AND/OR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
CWR.................2 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
THEN TO THE EAST A BIT LATER. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THEN TO THE WEST 10 TO 17
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (102600 KNOT-FT) THIS AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)......... 57 57 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR............. 20 20 20
TEMP............ 87 84 84
RH.............. 23 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR.. N NE E
20 FT WIND SPD.. 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)... 10 9.5 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR. W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD. 12 13 16
SDSPL KT-FT/1000 103 104 76
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH, THEN
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 71 71 41 41 41 19 19 19 38 38 38
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 79 74 69 66 65 63 62 60 58 58 58
RH..............27 31 43 53 58 60 67 70 75 80 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE N N N N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 1.9 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW NE E E E SE SE E S S S N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 14 16 14 10 9 8 6 7 6 5
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
SDSPL KT-FT/100041 19 12 8 7 5 5 3 2 2 2 2
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (99000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 57 57 25 25 25 39 39 39 39 39 39
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............57 61 64 67 74 77 79 81 82 83 84 82
RH..............90 81 73 65 53 47 41 37 33 31 30 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.4 3.6 4.7 6.6 8.8 9.9 8.9 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE E SE E W W W W E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 12 12 14
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 6 8 14 25 33 46 70 99 89 69
FORECASTER...ZAWISLAK
REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN PSC3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/03/26
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