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FNUS75 KRIW 111308  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN PILE BURN...BLM CAD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
608 AM MST THU DEC 11 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALREADY BE IN PLACE AT 0900 WITH GUSTS  
AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY, WITH  
GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH BY SUNSET. CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL BE INCREASING  
BY THIS TIME AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER,  
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LITTLE TO NONE WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING  
SNOW EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SITE. ANY SNOW WILL BE  
ENDING FRIDAY MORNING, WITH WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH OCCURRING  
THROUGH THE DAY.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 41 MPH  
DECREASING TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AFTER 1200 UNTIL 1500.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 31 TO 39 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN 33 TO 41 MPH  
UNTIL 1600, THEN 24 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 40 40 35 35  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 30  
TEMP............37 38 39 39 38 37 36 34 33  
RH..............57 53 52 55 55 56 58 63 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..22 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.33 32 30 30 28 26 26 25 24  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 31 39 41 40 39 33 25 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 1 15 16 16 1 0 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER 2200.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........35 50 50 55 55 55 60 60 65 65 60 45  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............32 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 30 30 29 29  
RH..............68 71 75 71 72 72 72 72 73 72 74 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 22 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 23 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 18 18  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 45 50 50 55 55 55 50 50 45 45 45  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............29 29 29 31 32 34 35 36 35 33 31 29  
RH..............72 72 71 69 67 64 62 62 62 62 62 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 22 22 23 23 21 21 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 16 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAVOIE  
REQUESTED BY...MATT ROTHLEUTNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527135.3/RIW  
.DELDT 12/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MLROTHLEUTNER@BLM.GOV,SGETTINGS@BLM.GOV  
 
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