819  
FNUS75 KRIW 291131  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...IA CPC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
531 AM MDT SUN JUN 29 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS VIRGA SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP  
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN END OF FLAMING GORGE AND THE UNITA MOUNTAINS.  
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONSITE FROM THIS CONVECTION  
BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000. WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNSET,  
EVENTUALLY TURNING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND INCREASING 15-20 MPH, AS  
A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA AROUND 2400/0000. THESE WINDS  
WILL BECOME EASTERLY TOWARD SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING AND DECREASE  
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR WITH DRY  
CONDITIONS MONDAY.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 8 TO 13 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000. WEST AROUND  
20 MPH AFTER 1400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 7500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1200, THEN 12000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400, THEN  
14000 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST 9  
TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN 21 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............57 63 68 73 77 80 82 86 86 84 84  
RH..............45 35 32 27 24 20 18 16 16 17 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W W W W NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 8 13 16 18 19 19 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW W W W W W NW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 7.5 11 12 14 14 13 9.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 14 18 22 22 22 21 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 18 34 88 170 232 258 262 228 173  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN NORTHEAST 7  
TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH AFTER  
2400.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN NORTHEAST  
10-15 MPH AFTER 2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN NORTHWEST  
AROUND 12 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN EAST 16 TO 20  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
POOR AFTER 2100.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........45 35 30 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
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............81 81 80 74 71 68 65 61 59 57 54 53  
RH..............18 17 17 19 21 22 27 33 43 51 58 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW W NW N NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 10 8 6 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 16 13 10 7 7 11 13 13 11 11 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W NW W NW N NE NE NE E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NE NE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 16 13 12 12 16 18 20 18 18 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000155 126 50 9 8 8 13 14 14 14 15 12  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAVOIE  
REQUESTED BY...WYCPC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2516856.0/RIW  
.DELDT 06/29/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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