067  
FNUS75 KRIW 272221  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LA BARGE WINDROWS...USFS BTF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
421 PM MDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK  
WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM COMING IN SUNDAY. WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING  
WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH 1200L BEFORE INCREASING TO GUSTS UP TO  
20 MPH THROUGH 1900L OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THERE AFTER WILL BE  
LIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY  
MORNING. AS A RESULT, MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN FAIR  
IN THE AFTERNOON AND POOR AFTER SUNSET AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY  
SUNNY SKIES WEDNESDAY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES IN THE  
AFTERNOON AROUND THE MID 30S. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50  
PERCENT WITH GREAT RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
 
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST 15  
TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500, THEN 3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200. POOR EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1200.  
 
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 25 10 10 5 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 29 32 33 34 35 33 32  
RH..............84 73 63 58 56 55 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 6 9 11 12 12 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 16 18 18 19 19 19  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 15 15 20 20 20 20 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 16 18 20 20 18 18  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 25 36 48 54 58 49 43  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 1900.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........5 20 20 15 25 35 35 50 55 50 50 50  
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............31 29 26 26 26 25 26 24 25 25 25 25  
RH..............66 77 76 76 78 78 77 81 77 77 76 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 11 13 16 17 17 14 13 11 10 10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 12 14 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 5 5 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND  
10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1600, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 55 45 30 30 25 25 30 35 45 50 55  
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............25 24 25 26 30 35 39 41 41 41 40 38  
RH..............77 83 85 83 77 69 62 58 56 57 61 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 14 13 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 7 8 18 30 43 45 48 50 32 14  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
 
SNOW SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LOWE  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCEWEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624619.0/RIW  
.DELDT 10/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.MCEWEN@USDA.GOV  
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