198  
FNUS75 KCYS 241110  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONSHINE FIRE...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
510 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
QUIET WEATHER TODAY WITH INTERVALS OF MID TO HIGH  
CLOUDINESS. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES REMAINING HIGH OVER THE BURN AREA. ANY SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR  
AS A SUBTROPICAL DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTH INTO THE FRONT RANGE,  
AND THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 12  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (55500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 56 56 38 38 38 53 53 53 53 53 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 52 55 59 63 65 67 70 70 70 71 69  
RH..............72 76 70 62 57 56 53 48 46 45 43 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 2.7 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 4 16 26 34 40 44 47 52 56 53  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AND LIGHT...AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 56 56 66 66 66 63 63 63 63 63 63  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 66 62 61 59 58 56 55 54 54 52 52  
RH..............46 50 57 59 63 68 73 76 80 82 91 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 12 12 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE E SE S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 10 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100051 12 5 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (86200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........63 63 63 42 42 42 54 54 54 58 58 58  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............52 50 53 57 62 65 69 73 74 75 76 74  
RH..............93 100 88 75 61 53 45 39 36 35 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 20 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.6 3.9 5.4 6.4 6.6 5.1 6.3 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 9 10 12 13 15 15 15 15 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 5 12 24 39 59 84 86 70 83 82  
 
 
 
REQUESTED BY...WADE FROSETH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622198.2/CYS  
.DELDT 09/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ASPAULDING@BLM.GOV,WFROSETH@BLM.GOV  
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