766  
FNUS75 KRIW 061356  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWTAIL RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
656 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ANY LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE ENDING BY IGNITION  
TIME. NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 20-25 MPH AFTER  
1200 AND DECREASE LESS THAN 15 MPH BY SUNSET THIS EVENING.  
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS A LESS  
THAN 10% CHANCE FOR A SHOWER LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL  
TURN MORE SOUTHERLY SATURDAY, WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH BETWEEN 1000  
AND 1800. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE FROM SUNDAY ONWARD, WITH  
GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH  
DECREASING TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 15  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300, THEN 4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 26 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN AROUND 16  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900, THEN FAIR UNTIL 1300  
INCREASING TO GOOD UNTIL 1700, THEN FAIR.  
 
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........50 55 60 55 40 40 30 30 25 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............32 33 35 41 43 45 46 47 47 46  
RH..............78 82 78 57 51 43 38 37 35 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 12 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 23 22 21 20 19 18 16 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 25 25 26 26 25 23 20 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100035 53 54 60 71 86 95 93 79 42  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 2300, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL  
0100, THEN SOUTHEAST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT UNTIL  
2200, THEN SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2400,  
THEN SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 15 10 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 39 36 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 25 26  
RH..............47 52 56 61 66 72 72 72 75 78 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 8 10 10 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NW W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 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.N N N W SW S SE SE S SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 12 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900, THEN SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTH  
15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 3500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1700, THEN 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900 INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1100.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30  
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  
TEMP............26 26 29 33 39 45 48 51 53 55 55 55  
RH..............79 77 71 63 53 44 38 33 30 27 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 9 11 25 35 49 60 61 62 51 39 29  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH  
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST  
TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN  
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.  
 

 
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.DELDT 03/06/26  
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