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SPOT FORECAST FOR KINKY CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
253 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ANY STORM
ACTIVITY WELL TO THE EAST OF THE DIVIDE. LIGHT WINDS IN THE
MORNING THROUGH 1200L WITH A A BIT STRONGER WESTERLY WIND THROUGH
SUNSET. AS SUCH, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH NOON AND
GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ABOUT 2 TO 5 DEGREES WARMER
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RESULTING IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AROUND THE 25 PERCENT MARK. POOR RECOVERY FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS REACHING ABOUT 55 PERCENT. MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND WITH RECORD HEAT POSSIBLE.
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST AROUND 7 MPH
UNTIL 1700, THEN LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 15200, THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 10500 FT AGL AFTER
1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN AROUND 17
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 35 30 20 15 20 25 30 40 35 35 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
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 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............44 47 54 59 63 66 67 69 71 70 68 67
RH..............61 59 49 42 36 33 31 28 28 28 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 2 2 4 6 6 6 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 6.0 7.5 9.0 9.5 11 10 9.5 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 9 10 14 16 16 17 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 5 17 46 68 105 136 148 150 146 138
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN SOUTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN SOUTH AROUND
9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2300, THEN POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 25 20 10 15 15 10 10 5 5 10 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............64 63 59 55 52 51 49 50 48 47 46 46
RH..............34 36 44 51 54 54 56 52 54 54 54 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.0 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/1000124 83 15 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST AROUND 7 MPH
UNTIL 1700, THEN LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 11000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 10 5 0 5 10 15 15 15 20 20 20
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............45 47 53 61 63 66 68 70 71 72 72 71
RH..............56 53 44 38 32 29 27 24 24 23 23 24
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 5.5 7.5 9.5 10 11 11 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 16 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 6 20 38 63 99 133 140 159 168 150 144
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...LOWE
REQUESTED BY...RYLAN LYNAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616984.0/RIW
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYLAN.LYNAM@USDA.GOV,JAMES.HYNES@USDA.GOV
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