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FNUS75 KCYS 141117
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHADRON CREEK RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
517 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
DISCUSSION
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH
THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTING UPWARDS OF 50MPH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, BUT SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES,
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE PINE RIDGE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
BE AT AND ABOVE 45 TO 50% DUE TO TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH THE
MID-20S SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN MONDAY
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN ABOUT 30 TO 35%. LITTLE TO NO
PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED ON MONDAY.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). BLOWING SNOW AND
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING, THEN
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING DUST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 53 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 33 TO 41 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (55200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (136300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 90 92 91 84 79 77 76 74 73 70 66
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....BSN BSN BSN BSN SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............16 15 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 21 21
RH..............73 76 77 73 70 65 56 52 50 46 47 50
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..29 28 25 25 23 21 20 20 17 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.53 52 48 47 44 40 37 36 33 32 30 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.4 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.38 41 40 38 35 33 33 31 28 24 22 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100093 123 130 134 128 131 136 130 115 95 76 55
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 52 42 33 26 21 20 21 23 25 28 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............20 18 16 15 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 9
RH..............51 55 60 65 69 74 76 78 81 80 77 74
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 20 15 13 10 9 9 8 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 13 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 24 14 7 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 4
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 36 40 44 44 42 43 51 62 71 77 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............10 13 15 18 21 25 28 31 33 35 35 35
RH..............72 64 60 54 49 42 36 35 33 32 34 36
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.8 4.5 4.5 3.4 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12 9 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 7 10 13 20 24 35 45 45 27 11
FORECASTER...MOSE
REQUESTED BY...BEN JECH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605170.0/CYS
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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