926
FNUS75 KRIW 240048
FWSRIW
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
548 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE
DISCUSSION
MINIMAL RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY COME EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE DAY. GUSTY WINDS
THROUGHOUT AS WELL, UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH OUT OF THE WEST IN THE
MORNING HOURS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER NOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME AFTER SUNSET AROUND 6-7PM BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH
FREQUENT 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 40 PERCENT WITH
GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL EXPECTED WITH THE STRONG WINDS
THAT WILL ONLY BE STRONGER COME WEDNESDAY AS A HIGH WIND WATCH IS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR.
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH
INCREASING TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 20
TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL
1700, THEN 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN WEST 33
TO 41 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1100, THEN VERY GOOD EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON UNTIL 1600,
THEN GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 90 90 95 95 90 85 95 95 95
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RW RW
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............38 40 42 44 46 46 47 47 48 46
RH..............42 42 41 41 42 45 47 48 50 53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 15 17 17 16 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.19 21 25 26 28 29 29 29 29 26
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 23 33 40 40 41 41 39 36 29
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 36 83 128 134 151 145 129 97 48
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 90 90 85 85 80 80 80 80 75 75 70
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
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 10 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 42 41 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 39
RH..............57 61 64 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 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 W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 21 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 24 24
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 21 17 18 17 16 17 20 22 20 20 18
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 1 PERCENT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31
MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST 25
TO 30 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 20
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL
1000, THEN 7000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 8500 FT
AGL UNTIL 1600, THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 29 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN 37 TO 44 MPH
UNTIL 1100, THEN 48 TO 55 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN
NORTHWEST 36 TO 43 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800, THEN FAIR UNTIL 0900, THEN
VERY GOOD UNTIL 1000, THEN EXCELLENT UNTIL
1700, THEN VERY GOOD.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 65 60 55 50 50 55 55 55 50 45
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RS RS RS SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 50 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0
TEMP............39 40 41 43 46 48 50 50 49 47 45 42
RH..............67 67 65 59 52 45 41 38 37 38 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 15 18 21 22 21 19 17 16 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 25 29 31 34 35 34 33 31 29 26
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 1.5 3.5 5.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 7.0 6.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 28 29 37 44 52 53 54 55 48 43 36
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 34 43 113 205 325 352 379 407 302 218 142
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...LOWE
REQUESTED BY...RYAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603688.0/RIW
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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