461  
FNUS75 KRIW 021231  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK PILE RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
531 AM MST THU JAN 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SOME MOISTURE PASSING TO SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY MAY BRING A  
STRAY SNOW SHOWER BEFORE 9 AM, BUT THE CHANCE IS LESS THAN 1 OUT OF  
5. MORNING CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY BREAK FOR MORE SUNSHINE THROUGH  
THE DAY. WIND START OF LARGELY LIGHT THEN INCREASE SOMEWHAT OUT OF  
THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1300 AND  
1600 THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE FROM AROUND 500 FEET  
TO AROUND 2000 FEET AFTER 1300.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
   
..HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1300, THEN WEST 7 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST UNTIL  
1700, THEN LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 13  
TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 80 80 70 65 60 50 40 30 30 30 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............21 22 22 23 26 28 29 31 32 32 30 26  
RH..............77 81 82 83 79 77 74 73 70 68 70 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 6 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 8 8 11 13 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S SW W W W W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 14 16 16 16 17 16 14 13  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 6 9 17 23 22 25 28 26 10 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0100, THEN SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 25 25 30 40 45 55 60 70 75 80 90  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............24 24 24 24 25 26 26 27 29 30 30 31  
RH..............75 76 75 77 77 74 75 74 74 72 72 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 20 20 17 15  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 15 14 10 8  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HATTINGS  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS PARDUE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428989.0/RIW  
.DELDT 01/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TPARDUE@BLM.GOV,RMORGAN@BLM.GOV  
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