311  
FNUS75 KRIW 201322  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT PASS RX...USFS-BTF-WZ  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
622 AM MST THU NOV 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING THAT WILL BURN OFF BY MID TO LATE MORNING  
BETWEEN 10-11AM. OTHERWISE, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THERE AFTER WITH  
VERY MINIMAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION (~10%) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
ONCE AGAIN AROUND THE 70 PERCENT MARK WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE  
LOW 40S. SMOKE DISPERSAL POOR WITH THE WEAK WINDS.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL  
1600, THEN LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL  
1600, THEN AROUND 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 50 50 55 55 55 55  
WEATHER COV.....PTY SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG RW RS RS  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 35 37 40 41 41 42 40 38 36  
RH..............92 85 82 73 73 67 70 79 85 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE W NW NW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 5 6 6 6 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE E NE N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 6 6 8 8 8 7 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 11 13 15 16 23 20 17 9 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 2100, THEN NORTHEAST AROUND  
10 MPH UNTIL 2200, THEN LIGHT UNTIL 2300, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2400, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 0200, THEN NORTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL  
0400, THEN LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 2000. NORTH 7 TO 8  
MPH AFTER 0200.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........55 50 50 55 55 55 55 55 55 60 65 70  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 34 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 30 29 28  
RH..............82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 83 83 84 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E NE NE NE N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1000, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND  
10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 60 60 45 45 50 50 50 45 40 40 35  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW RS  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 27 28 33 37 40 42 42 42 41 39 37  
RH..............87 90 86 85 81 76 73 71 72 77 83 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 7 9 14 17 20 24 25 20 14 11  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LOWE  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCEWEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526155.2/RIW  
.DELDT 11/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.MCEWEN@USDA.GOV  
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