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FNUS75 KRIW 081110  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TORREY RIM...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
510 AM MDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S  
THROUGH THE DAY. INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS  
DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE WINDS, WHICH WILL DRIFT WEST  
TO EAST. CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE RAINFALL REMAIN LOW, BUT A LOW  
THREAT FOR LIGHTNING EXISTS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
BE FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE DAY, REACHING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
NEAR 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT, WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY  
CLEAR SKIES. ANY RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY WILL BE ENDING BY  
2000.  
 
CONDITIONS FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY, WITH MODEST WEST WINDS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE MORE LIMITED, WITH  
MINIMAL RAIN ACCUMULATION IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE  
IN THE 50S TO AROUND 60 DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900, THEN WEST 7 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 10 10 10 10 20 25 35 40 50 60 50  
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
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 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............40 41 45 49 51 54 56 58 58 58 58 57  
RH..............59 62 58 54 52 46 42 40 40 39 39 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 14 16 18 19 21 20 21 21 21 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 20 19 30 52 71 88 102 107 108 98 88  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19  
MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 20 20 20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 10  
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 52 50 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 42 42  
RH..............41 46 48 51 51 53 55 55 57 57 57 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 17 14 13 10 10 18 19 14 10 7 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 3.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100064 39 17 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 13 15  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1600, THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 7  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN NORTH UNTIL  
1100, THEN 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN  
NORTHWEST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000, THEN 8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000. GOOD AFTER 1500.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 10 10 5 5 10 10 15 20 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 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............42 43 47 51 54 57 59 60 61 61 61 60  
RH..............53 53 51 48 45 40 36 35 32 32 31 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W NW N NE NE NE N N NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W NW N NE NE NE N N NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 7.5 6.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 12 14 21 29 38 55 59 71 85 91 80  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
9 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...STRAUB  
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CONTRERAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512675.4/RIW  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.ELLINGTON@USDA.GOV,DANIEL.CONTRERAS@USDA.GOV  
 
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