821  
FNUS75 KCYS 062014  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RYE MACHINE PILE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
114 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT RH TO DROP  
TO AROUND 55 TO 60% DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES  
NEAR FREEZING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM MID AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THE EVENING, AND FINALLY BECOME LIGHT BY THE LATE EVENING.  
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA AT THE SAME TIME, WITH  
INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. LIGHT  
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW IN TOTALS.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (95700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 61 56 66 65 64 61 65  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............29 31 31 31 31 31 30 29  
RH..............64 59 59 59 59 59 60 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 20 17 15 14 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.37 38 36 32 28 25 23 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.7 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28 31 30 30 30 25 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100061 75 93 96 94 91 59 21  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT INCREASING TO 26 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 77 83 86 86 93 95 93 89 85 83 81  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30  
TEMP............28 28 27 26 26 24 24 23 22 21 20 20  
RH..............66 69 76 79 79 79 82 81 83 83 86 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 13 16 22 22 21 18 17 17 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 2 15 5 12 30 31 27 19 15 11 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATOLI  
REQUESTED BY...RONALD ZUCHOWSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528435.0/CYS  
.DELDT 01/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RONALD.ZUCHOWSKI@USDA.GOV  
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