399  
FNUS75 KRIW 271135  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEAN LAKE RX PONDS 1 AND 2...BLM WY-WRBBD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
535 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH NEAR-RECORD HIGH  
TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES AROUND 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS, WITH  
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH, WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600 AND  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY 2200. A COLD FRONT  
WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 0100 AND 0300, TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST  
AND INCREASING WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE  
SLIGHTLY BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING, BECOMING 10 MPH OR LESS BY 1100.  
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 DEGREES COOLER FRIDAY, WHILE WINDS REMAIN  
LIGHT.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1400, THEN SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1300, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL  
1400, THEN SOUTHWEST UNTIL 1500, THEN AROUND 25  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300, THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1400, THEN 11500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0700, THEN NORTHWEST 7  
TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN LIGHT UNTIL 1200,  
THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN 21  
TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. EXCELLENT AFTER 1500.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 15 25 55  
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 41 42 47 53 58 63 66 70 74 73 71  
RH..............65 68 68 63 52 44 36 29 23 20 19 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W SW N E SE SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 1 0 1 6 10 15 16 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 1 2 7 13 18 18 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW W W SW SE E SE SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 25 25 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.0 10 11 12 9.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 8 12 21 25 28 30  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 3 3 4 7 15 38 183 243 275 248  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN WEST 7 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN  
LIGHT UNTIL 0300, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN NORTHEAST UNTIL  
0300, THEN NORTHWEST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN 10 TO  
15 MPH UNTIL 0200, THEN NORTHWEST 14 TO 17  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........65 60 50 45 45 40 40 45 55 60 65 70  
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 66 62 57 56 54 53 52 50 49 48 47  
RH..............24 28 33 39 43 47 50 53 56 58 61 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W S SE E N NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 10 7 5 3 4 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 20 19 14 7 4 8 14 20 18 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W W S SE E N NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W S SW S SW SW SW NW NW W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 21 20 17 14 10 9 10 17 16 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000118 16 11 9 7 5 5 5 10 10 8 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN NORTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN LIGHT UNTIL  
1400, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1700,  
THEN LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. FAIR AFTER 1500.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 85 90 90 95  
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 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 47 48 49 51 54 57 58 60 61 60 59  
RH..............65 66 65 62 56 48 41 36 33 32 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW W SW S SW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 13 10 6 2 2 3 4 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 16 18 14 10 5 4 5 6 5 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW W SW S SW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 20 20 15 10 5 5 10 10 10 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 20 21 17 12 8 9 9 10 10 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 9 10 17 23 25 25 34 40 51 50 53  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LAVOIE  
REQUESTED BY...SAM COFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507645.2/RIW  
.DELDT 03/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOFFIN@BLM.GOV  
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