159  
FNUS75 KRIW 172123  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE...WYBTF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
323 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL MAKE  
FOR SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.  
EXPECT THE MORNING INVERSION TO BEGIN LIFTING BY 0900, FOLLOWED BY A  
BREEZY WEST-NORTHWEST WIND DEVELOPING AFTER 1100. WIND WILL  
TRANSITION BACK TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AFTER SUNSET. TEMPERATURE  
CLIMBS AND HUMIDITY DROPS FURTHER ON THURSDAY, WITH A GUSTY  
SOUTHWEST WIND BY LATE MORNING. ADDITIONALLY, EXPECT INCREASED  
INSTABILITY ON THURSDAY AS MIXING HEIGHTS RISE ABOVE 10,000 FT AGL.  
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
 
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 7 TO 13 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN AROUND 20  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1400, THEN 20 TO 21  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, INCREASING TO VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN SOUTHWEST 10  
TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR AFTER 2100.  
   
THURSDAY - JUNETEENTH  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800. WINDS SOUTHWEST 13 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1400.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST  
20 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.  
1200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN 20 TO 30  
MPH AFTER 1200.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1200.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH  
GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.   
SATURDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY  
AROUND 25 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING, BECOMING WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON,  
WITH A POSSIBLE COLD FRONT STARTING TO PUSH THROUGH FROM THE WEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM  
HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MYERS  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA SAMMER, PSC3  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2515958.4/RIW  
.DELDT 06/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANNA_SAMMER@FIRENET.GOV  
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