563  
FNUS75 KRIW 271559  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CRAZY WOMAN...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
859 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
EXPECT A NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20  
MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ALREADY AROUND OR BELOW 30 PERCENT, AND  
WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400. NOTE THAT  
THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AFTER 1600  
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH 2000.  
OTHERWISE, WIND WILL BE STEADY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL AGAIN BE POOR  
TONIGHT. SATURDAY WILL SEE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST GUSTING 10  
TO 15 MPH WITH HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING ABOVE 30 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF  
15 TO 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5,500 FT AGL BY 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN 23 TO 25  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1400.  
 
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 35 35 30 25 25 20 20 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 43 45 47 48 48 49 47 46  
RH..............31 27 29 24 23 23 24 25 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW W NW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 9 9 9 11 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW W NW W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 16 16 21 24 25 23  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 27 33 54 67 102 111 95 70  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 23 MPH UNTIL 2200. NORTHWEST 14 TO  
17 MPH AFTER 0400.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO POOR IN THE EVENING BECOMING POOR  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 20 30 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15  
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............43 40 39 39 39 38 38 38 38 38 37 36  
RH..............31 33 34 35 36 35 36 38 39 38 38 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 11 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 17 12 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 21 23 28 26 23 21 22 20 17 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100042 21 22 39 47 49 38 29 26 21 19 14  
   
FORECAST DAYS 2 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING  
4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 15  
MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
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.DELDT 02/27/26  
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