187  
FNUS75 KCYS 221021  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH CREEK...ALX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
421 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 80 IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE COOLING OFF DUE  
TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 35 PERCENT WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT PREVAILING  
WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY  
AFTERNOON, WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING BEING THE  
MAIN CONCERN. LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND  
AROUND STORMS. SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS  
WITH SHOWERS LINGERING OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT WITH LIGHT WINDS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS  
ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT INCREASING TO 72 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 7  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........41 42 22 11 14 24 37 51 67 80 79 79  
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 70 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............56 61 68 71 74 77 78 76 71 69 67 67  
RH..............77 62 51 46 41 37 35 40 51 57 63 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.0 2.3 3.6 4.9 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.8 2.4 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W N W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 13 14 12 10 8 7 9 8 7  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 10 25 43 50 60 44 30 30 17 12  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................48 PERCENT DECREASING TO 11 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 14  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........80 81 75 74 72 72 82 86 82 75 72 70  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............65 65 63 59 58 58 57 55 55 54 55 54  
RH..............68 65 70 80 87 87 90 100 96 100 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.4 0.7 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SW S S S S W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 12 13 10 10 12 13 13 14 14  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 11 5 14 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 71 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (106200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 60 52 32 38 59 64 62 67 61 60 60  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 70 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............56 60 63 65 69 71 73 71 71 73 71 69  
RH..............86 75 70 65 59 57 53 57 57 53 57 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 16 17 16 16 15 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.4 4.6 5.6 5.8 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 21 22 22 22 18 18 20 20 20  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 8 25 46 65 87 106 93 81 66 61 56  
 

 
FORECASTER...FULLER  
REQUESTED BY...IC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617928.0/CYS  
.DELDT 07/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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