815  
FNUS75 KCYS 261230  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE MTN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
630 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SHOWERS WILL COME TO END BY 10-11 AM, WITH RH VALUES RANGING FROM  
80%-90% AND WEST WINDS RANGING FROM 5-15 MPH, WITH PEAK GUSTS OF  
20 MPH. MINIMUM DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 50-60%, WITH  
LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  
HEADING INTO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WILL  
SHIFT MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH,  
WITH A GENERAL DECREASE IN RH OVERNIGHT DOWN TO 60%-70%.  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO TUESDAY, WITH WSW WINDS OF 15-25  
MPH AND PEAK GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM  
25 TO 40 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEADING INTO OVERNIGHT  
TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY, SW WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WILL REMAIN IN  
PLACE, WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF  
60-70% ARE EXPECTED, WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE  
FORECAST.  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (84800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........89 77 41 18 10 29 24 23 22 20  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RS  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 37 39 41 44 45 46 46 46 45  
RH..............89 85 76 67 58 55 53 53 56 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.6 2.5 3.6 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.2 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 15 16 16 17 18 18 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 7 16 32 51 60 72 85 83 51  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO  
23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 44 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........18 13 25 21 25 25 30 39 25 14 12 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 40 36 36 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 39  
RH..............73 76 85 85 85 85 85 82 79 73 70 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 13 18 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 15 17 18 18 18 17 25 36 44  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 20 20 23 29  
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 12 15  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 51 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 22  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (112800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (135900  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (175200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (68900  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 11 13 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 39 39 42 45 47 50 51 52 52 51 50  
RH..............56 54 54 48 40 35 29 28 28 31 33 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 25 23 23 22 21 18 16 15 16 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.49 51 48 45 44 43 41 37 32 29 30 35  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.2 3.9 4.9 6.4 7.3 6.1 6.5 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW W SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 32 31 30 33 33 32 30 28 26 24 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 16 25 50 93 113 136 168 175 141 136 69  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRAUER  
REQUESTED BY...COYDE FICKEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624441.1/CYS  
.DELDT 10/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL COYDE.FICKEL@USDA.GOV  
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