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FXUS65 KCYS 102026
AFDCYS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
226 PM MDT Wed Oct 10 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 223 PM MDT Wed Oct 10 2018

Tonight...Will continue the Winter Weather Advisory for much of our 
Carbon and Albany Counties through the afternoon, as light snow 
continues to fall there with a shortwave trough aloft passing 
overhead. Chances for light snow will decrease areawide this evening 
and end after midnight.

Thursday...An approaching shortwave trough aloft and cyclonic 
curvature will produce a chance of rain and snow showers mainly over 
our southern counties. A bit warmer.

Thursday night...As the shortwave trough aloft passes overhead, will 
see scattered rain and snow showers.

Friday...Dry and warmer with northwest flow aloft and limited low 
and mid level moisture.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Wednesday)
Issued at 223 PM MDT Wed Oct 10 2018

Saturday...Cooler again as another Canadian cold front passes from 
north to south and its associated shortwave trough aloft moves 
overhead, producing a chance of mainly snow showers.

Sunday...A cold end to the weekend in the wake of the cold front and 
with surface high pressure overhead. Snow chances should end in the 
morning as the shortwave trough aloft move to the south of our 
counties.

Monday...Dry and a bit warmer under northwest flow aloft, with 
downslope winds helping temperatures to rise well above freezing at 
lower elevations.

Tuesday/Wednesday...Ridging aloft slowly moves overhead with a 
warming trend continuing. No precipitation expected with lack of low 
and mid level moisture.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon)
Issued at 223 PM MDT Wed Oct 10 2018

Another round of light snow will move over most of southeast Wy and 
the far southern Neb Panhandle this afternoon with associated IFR 
CIGS and VIS affecting most terminals along interstate 80 from KRWL 
to KCYS, and possibly KSNY later this afternoon. Conditions will 
improve from west to east late this afternoon through this evening 
with VFR expected after 03z-06z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 223 PM MDT Wed Oct 10 2018

No concerns due to expected winds and humidities. 

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...Winter Weather Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for 
     WYZ109>114.

NE...None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...RUBIN
LONG TERM...RUBIN
AVIATION...TJT
FIRE WEATHER...RUBIN