822  
FNUS75 KRIW 291317  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEAN LAKE RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
617 AM MST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE  
DAY. A BIT WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL TREND LOWER RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, NORTHWESTERLY WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER NOON TO LESS  
THAN 10 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH MORE OF A  
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. AS SUCH, EXPECT FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL  
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BECOMING POOR IN THE  
AFTERNOON AND THERE AFTER.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13  
MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1300, THEN  
NORTHEAST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100, THEN 4500 FT AGL UNTIL  
1600, THEN 2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1700, THEN 500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1700, THEN  
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300, THEN POOR EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON UNTIL 1600,  
THEN POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 15 15 10 5 10 10 10 15 20 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............28 26 30 34 38 40 42 43 42 41 40  
RH..............64 70 63 56 49 45 41 36 38 40 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 11 10 5 5 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 3.5 2.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 14 12 10 10 12 12 10 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 8 9 12 29 35 42 44 35 23 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1900, THEN  
NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........20 20 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 33 29 28 27 27 25 24 23 21 20 18  
RH..............47 51 56 58 60 63 65 68 70 73 77 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW W NW NW W W NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NW NW W NW NW W W NW NW NW N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 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.NE NW W W W NW W NW NW W NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1300, THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1500, THEN NORTH  
AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 1600, THEN EAST AROUND 9  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 20 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 30 40 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............17 18 18 22 27 33 37 40 41 41 40 38  
RH..............79 83 83 79 70 59 51 46 44 45 48 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W NW NE E E E SE SE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NW W NW NE E E E SE SE E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 3 4 5 8 9 13 16 11 8 3  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LOWE  
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL COFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601138.1/RIW  
.DELDT 01/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOFFIN@BLM.GOV  
 
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