Suppression Forecast
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Spot Forecast for Wildcat RX...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
544 AM MST Thu Jan 30 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service at (307) 772-2227

.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will be seasonal with RH values dropping into the 30`s by midday.
An area of high pressure shifts southeast to tighten the pressure gradient and increases the
wind gusts over night. The increased wind potential is expected to last until Saturday evening
given the mountain wave signature depicted by model guidance. Any precipitation chances for the
Wildcat area won`t start until Saturday Night into early Sunday morning.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 9 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 33 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 23 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4100 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........8   8   6   7   6   7   13  12  9   10  15  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............35  32  31  31  30  31  31  30  31  30  30  30
RH..............36  39  39  37  41  37  37  39  39  41  41  42
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..9   9   9   10  10  12  12  12  13  15  16  17
20 FT wind gust.17  17  17  20  20  21  23  23  24  28  30  33
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.16  16  15  16  17  17  17  17  21  21  23  23
SDspl kt-ft/10004   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   6   6   7   7

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 45.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. West winds 17 to 26 mph. Gusts up to 40
                    mph increasing to 51 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 26 to 35 mph shifting to the southwest 32
                    to 41 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7800 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........16  16  18  9   20  27  35  42  50  56  61  67
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............28  31  32  36  39  42  43  43  44  43  42  41
RH..............46  39  37  32  30  26  26  27  27  27  28  29
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..17  17  18  20  21  23  25  25  26  25  25  25
20 FT wind gust.33  33  35  37  40  44  47  48  51  48  47  47
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW
Transp wind spd.26  28  29  31  32  35  39  41  40  38  36  32
SDspl kt-ft/10008   9   10  16  21  26  29  34  38  35  29  22

$$
Forecaster...McLaughlin
Requested by...Blake Cobb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2501236.5/CYS
.DELDT 01/30/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL blake.cobb@usda.gov