097  
FNUS75 KRIW 092116  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BARE FIRE...WYUSFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
316 PM MDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MAINLY DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE MONDAY, WITH ISOLATED  
STORMS POSSIBLE (10-15%) BETWEEN 1400-1700L. OTHERWISE, WINDS  
WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AFTER 0800L THROUGH 2100L GUSTING UP TO  
20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES FROM THE WEST. PASSING MID LEVEL CLOUDS  
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, A BIT MORE COVERAGE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS  
WITH THE PASSING STORM ACTIVITY. MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL  
REMAIN EXCELLENT DURING THE 0800-2100L HOURS WITH THE HIGHER  
WINDS, POOR THERE AFTER. SIMILAR CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH NO STORM  
ACTIVITY EXPECTED.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
 
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE  
DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800, THEN WEST 15 TO 20 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN 20 TO 25  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0900, THEN 2500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1000, THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 8000 FT  
AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 11500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700,  
THEN 8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0800, THEN 20 TO 25  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0800, THEN EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 15 5 5 10 10 15 25 30 40 30  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ISO ISO ISO PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK RW RW RW SMK  
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 10  
TEMP............55 58 64 70 73 74 76 77 77 76 76  
RH..............45 45 40 34 31 28 24 22 21 22 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 15 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 14 17 18 18 19 21 22 19  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.5 5.5 8.0 10 11 12 10 10 8.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 17 21 23 23 23 22 23 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 8 35 86 140 201 221 228 193 201 150  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SMOKE OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN AROUND 10  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN 10 TO 15  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2100, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 15 35 50 65 65 40 45 50 60 45 50  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS DEF ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 73 71 66 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 55  
RH..............25 27 31 34 38 40 40 41 41 41 40 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 11 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5 4.5 3.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 17 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000160 65 37 20 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN AROUND 20  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 12000 FT AGL AFTER  
1100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN 20 TO 25  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 35 35 40 40 35 35 40 40 45 50 55  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK  
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............55 53 58 63 66 70 74 75 76 77 77 77  
RH..............40 40 36 31 27 23 19 18 18 17 17 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 6 8 11 12 12 11 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 12 16 19 21 21 21 21 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 5.5 8.0 11 11 12 12 12 11  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 16 18 22 22 21 21 20 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 21 35 79 131 202 212 210 220 199 191  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LOWE  
REQUESTED BY...BEN HOYLE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619233.1/RIW  
.DELDT 08/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL 2026.BARE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
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