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FNUS75 KRIW 162244  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RED CREEK...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
344 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MST ON JANUARY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WIND WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNSET THOUGH REMAINING ELEVATED WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL CLEAR  
OVERNIGHT AND A COLD MORNING IS EXPECTED BEFORE TEMPERATURES  
MODERATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A BREEZY WEST WIND WILL BE SEEN THROUGH  
THE AFTERNOON HOURS, DECREASING AGAIN AT SUNSET. LITTLE TO NO  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) AFTER 0200.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH  
DECREASING TO 28 MPH AFTER 1900.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2200. NORTH AFTER  
2400.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 2300, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO POOR  
UNTIL 2300, THEN FAIR UNTIL 0100, THEN GOOD  
UNTIL 0500, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........95 90 95 85 75 65 65 60 50 55 60 40  
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 10 10 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............19 19 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 14 14  
RH..............39 40 40 42 47 51 51 53 54 57 59 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NW NW N NW NW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 13 11 11 11 11 15 13 13 14 12 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 19 17 17 17 17 22 18 18 19 17 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW N N NW NW N NW NW N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 20 20 15 20 25 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 25 24 24 29 26 29 26 24 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100069 53 40 56 32 19 51 30 60 59 52 35  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0700, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 19 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTHWEST  
UNTIL 1400, THEN WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 1200, THEN WEST 16  
TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1200, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1400, THEN  
GOOD UNTIL 1600, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1700, THEN  
POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 25 25 25 5 10 20 30 30 25 25 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............13 12 13 15 18 21 25 28 30 31 32 31  
RH..............62 63 63 55 52 46 42 39 39 39 40 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N W S W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 4 4 5 6 7 8 14 13 10 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 6 6 6 7 10 12 19 18 18 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N W S W W W W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 9 10 14 16 18 20 24 25 22 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 9 7 16 26 36 47 55 73 68 42 15  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 16 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........20 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 25  
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............30 29 28 27 28 29 28 28 27 26 26 25  
RH..............42 45 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 8 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 16 16 15 16 16 17 15 14 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 13 13 12 12 11 12 12 13 11 10 8  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1300, THEN NORTHWEST 7 TO 8  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 1600,  
THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN NORTHWEST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 4000 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1200. AROUND 14 MPH  
AFTER 1700.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300, THEN  
FAIR EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD IN  
THE AFTERNOON UNTIL 1600, THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 35 40 45 50 50 55 55 55 50 50 45  
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 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............24 24 25 27 31 33 35 36 36 35 34 32  
RH..............59 60 60 57 52 47 44 41 41 43 47 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 17 16 14 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 12 14 17 20 22 24 21 17 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 6 6 15 27 45 56 67 80 51 28 11  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 16.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
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.DELDT 01/16/26  
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