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FNUS75 KRIW 081215
FWSRIW
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADLINE RIDGE RX...USWFS - SOUTHERN WY UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
615 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE
DISCUSSION
OVERCAST SKIES WILL BE IN PLACE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING, WITH A
PERIOD OF PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BETWEEN 1000 AND 1700. WINDS WILL
START SOUTHEAST, TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY BY 1100/1200 AND INCREASING
GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE AFTER
1300, QUICKLY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY 1900. WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 0000 FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 0100 AND
0600, WITH LOW CONFIDENCE IN A WETTING RAIN. WINDS TURN TO THE WEST-
SOUTHWEST, WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AFTER 0900 TUESDAY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THIS TIME AS WELL, MOVING OVER
THE SITE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
THE SITE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, MARKED BY A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY 1900, WITH WESTERLY WIND GUSTS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900. WINDS SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH THERE AFTER.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0700. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 10000 FT AGL AFTER
1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900. 28 TO 29 MPH
AFTER 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT THERE AFTER.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........80 80 70 65 60 55 55 45 40 50 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 44 46 49 51 55 57 59 61 61 62
RH..............34 33 35 36 37 35 35 33 32 31 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 6 8 10 13 16 17 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 6 7 12 14 18 22 23 22 23
RIDGE WIND DIR..W S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 15 15 20 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 6.0 9.0 10 10 10 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 12 15 18 26 28 28 29 29
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 13 25 47 94 208 245 239 254 241
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN 10 TO
15 MPH UNTIL 0100, THEN 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000, THEN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 75 80 85 90 75 75 80 80 85 90 70
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............64 64 61 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 56 55
RH..............23 25 29 33 32 31 29 30 29 30 32 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 13 9 5 4 6 8 13 15 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 13 6 6 7 12 18 20 22 20 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 20 15 10 10 10 15 20 25 25 25 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 6.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 24 16 10 9 12 15 21 23 24 23 21
SDSPL KT-FT/1000193 134 19 5 5 6 7 11 14 12 12 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...26 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN 21 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 31 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN AROUND 30
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 0800. 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN 30 TO 36
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 60 70 65 65 55 40 30 30 30 30 50
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 30 20 20 30
TEMP............54 55 55 53 53 53 53 53 54 54 53 52
RH..............37 37 41 44 49 53 53 54 52 54 56 55
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 16 17 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.16 22 25 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 30 30
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 24 26 30 31 31 31 31 33 36 35 32
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 12 58 108 141 124 138 144 170 185 179 153
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 13 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...LOWE
REQUESTED BY...WADE FROSETH-ICT4(T)
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2615086.1/RIW
.DELDT 06/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RDARY@BLM.GOV,WFROSETH@BLM.GOV
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