049  
FNUS75 KRIW 092240  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEISER KNOLL...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
440 PM MDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH 2300 BEFORE  
DIMINISHING THERE AFTER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. WINDS  
THEN PICK UP ONCE AGAIN AFTER 1100 INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
HOURS WITH SIMILAR SPEEDS EXPECTED. ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE  
THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING (10-15%) BUT MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL  
REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. POOR RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT  
INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE WITH SIMILAR DRY AND HOT  
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AS WELL. MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN  
EXCELLENT THROUGH 2300 WITH THE STRONGER WINDS, BUT BECOME POOR  
THERE AFTER INTO THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE WINDS INCREASE  
ONCE AGAIN.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 TO 30 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........65  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10  
TEMP............88  
RH..............13  
20 FT WIND DIR..W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000244  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SMOKE OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
UNTIL 2300, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2300, THEN AROUND  
10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2300. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2300. POOR AFTER 2300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........60 65 70 65 70 40 25 20 15 15 25 15  
WEATHER COV.....PTY ARS PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY ARS ARS DEF  
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 10 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............86 84 80 77 74 74 73 71 70 67 65 65  
RH..............13 14 18 21 22 23 23 24 27 28 30 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 11 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 17 14 14 14 13 10 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.0 5.0 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 17 18 16 16 16 15 13 12 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000152 72 51 31 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED DRY  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1100 WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 5500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1300, THEN 10500 FT AGL THERE AFTER.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 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 (%).........20 30 15 10 10 10 15 15 20 60 35 45  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY ISO ISO ISO PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK RW RW RW SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............63 65 69 72 78 81 83 86 86 87 88 86  
RH..............33 31 28 25 20 18 16 15 14 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W NW S W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 4 4 5 6 11 12 11 17 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 6 6 7 10 17 18 17 25 19 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W NW S W W W W W W NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 15 10 10 10 15 20 20 20 25 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 5.5 11 13 14 14 13 10 9.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 9 9 12 17 20 20 20 25 21 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 5 16 53 155 211 228 236 284 182 165  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE.  
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
8 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LOWE  
REQUESTED BY...SHELBY BELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619324.0/RIW  
.DELDT 08/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WYCDC@FIRENET.GOV,JELLINGTON@BLM.GOV,CHOFFMAN@BLM.GOV  
 
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