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FNUS75 KRIW 091209
FWSRIW
SPOT FORECAST FOR KITTY CREEK PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
509 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE
DISCUSSION
A COLD AND BREEZY DAY IS EXPECTED WITH WIND PREVAILING OUT OF THE
WEST. THERE WILL BE LINGERING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY.
THIS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE THE PROJECT SITE, BUT AN
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT. REGARDLESS, LITTLE TO
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WIND WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT.
SATURDAY WILL BE WARMER, BREEZY, AND DRY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). LOW CHANCE OF AN
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWER.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200. DECREASING TO
POOR BY 1700.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 60 55 45 45 45 40 45 50 55 50 55
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............8 9 8 10 12 14 16 17 17 18 17 16
RH..............66 65 67 65 63 61 60 59 60 60 61 63
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 17 17 18 20 21 21 22 24 25 26
RIDGE WIND DIR..W SW W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 21 23 23 25 26 24 25 26
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 14 16 22 40 57 66 81 85 69 55 37
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 60 65 60 55 60 65 55 60 60 55 60
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 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16
RH..............64 64 64 67 66 66 67 67 69 68 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 26 26 25
RIDGE WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23
SDSPL KT-FT/100031 20 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 19 18 18
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 55 50 40 40 35 35 35 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
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............16 17 17 18 21 23 24 26 27 26 25 24
RH..............70 70 70 68 65 62 60 58 56 58 60 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 18
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 17 17 20 28 38 38 38 39 29 22 14
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...MYERS
REQUESTED BY...RAY VARLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528323.3/RIW
.DELDT 01/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RAY.VARLAND@USDA.GOV
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