782  
FNUS75 KCYS 122212  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CR N FIRE...MINATARE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
412 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL REMAIN ENHANCED AND GUSTY THROUGH AROUND SUNDOWN, WITH  
WINDS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY LESSEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND  
BRIEFLY SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY  
THOUGH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WITH GUSTS OF 20-45 MPH EXPECTED  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FROM THE WEST. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL  
REMAIN CLEAR WITH NO PRECIPITATION ANTICIPATED FOR THE AREA UNTIL  
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 62 MPH BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 51 MPH DECREASING TO 35 TO 39 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 20 TO  
29 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST  
12 TO 16 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 19 9 15 8 7 28 30 32 15 14 10 11 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............68 68 66 62 59 57 53 47 44 41 39 36 34 33  
RH..............21 21 23 26 28 30 36 47 55 59 64 72 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..36 35 32 30 29 26 23 20 16 13 10 9 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.70 67 62 59 55 51 45 37 30 24 21 17 14 13  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW N N N NE NE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.62 60 51 39 37 35 29 24 20 16 13 12 9 8  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO WEST  
18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 49 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14  
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING  
TO 29 TO 38 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
INCREASING TO AROUND 39 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 20 21 22 16 11 10 18 31 41 29 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............32 33 35 39 47 52 59 64 66 67 69 67  
RH..............75 72 69 59 49 43 33 27 25 23 21 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE S S W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 12 15 18 22 25 25 25 25 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 17 22 29 37 43 47 49 49 48 44  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 14 18 23 29 36 38 39 39 39  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 16 13 10 16 29 41 36 31 26 33 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............67 63 57 54 51 49 46 44 41 39 37 36  
RH..............22 24 30 34 36 39 43 47 53 57 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 18 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.40 38 36 32 29 25 23 23 24 24 21 17  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 31 30 29 28 26 25 23 21 18 15 13  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 29 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 49 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 35 TO  
41 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 48 49 50 54 58 62 69 75 82 83 84  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 36 38 40 48 55 63 65 67 69 68 67  
RH..............66 61 57 55 42 34 26 25 23 21 22 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 12 15 20 23 25 25 25 25 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 21 29 37 45 48 49 49 49 48  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 14 18 28 37 41 41 40 35 31  
 
 
FORECASTER...GOATLEY  
REQUESTED BY...REGION 22 EMA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2605564.0/CYS  
.DELDT 03/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROBERT.CROWDER@SCOTTSBLUFFCOUNTYGOV.NET  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab WY Page
The Nexlab NE Page
Main Text Page