664  
FNUS75 KRIW 061559  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CREEK PILES...USFS-BTF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
859 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT LIGHT, GENERALLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL  
BEGIN DOWNVALLEY, TRANSITIONING TO OUT OF THE SOUTH BY 1100. BY  
1200 WINDS SHOULD BECOME MORE UPVALLEY, PERSISTING OUT OF THE  
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION BACK TO DOWNVALLEY  
IS EXPECTED BY 1800. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THOUGH WITH SOME  
PASSING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN  
POOR GIVEN THE LIGHT WINDS. OTHERWISE, WARMER THAN NORMAL AND DRY  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH BY  
BY 1100. THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH  
BY 1200 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN LIGHT  
UNTIL 1200, THEN SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 15 20 40 45 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 37 40 42 45 46 47 44  
RH..............69 64 59 55 49 47 45 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 4 6 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 10 9 8 7 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 8 8 8 9 9 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 11 16 20 17 9 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 4 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 40 30 25 20 25 20 25 20 15 25 25  
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............40 39 36 36 34 33 32 31 31 29 29 28  
RH..............57 54 59 56 61 61 63 63 61 66 63 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE S SE S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY BECOMING  
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1100.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN  
TRANSITIONING TO WEST BY 1200 AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1100, THEN SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 30 25 55 55 35 25 25 25 25 15 10  
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............27 28 27 28 31 33 37 40 40 41 41 40  
RH..............71 68 68 68 66 66 59 55 55 55 55 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE S SW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 10 10 10 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW W W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10000 0 0 2 4 8 14 22 28 20 12 4  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MYERS  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MCEWEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601623.2/RIW  
.DELDT 02/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.MCEWEN@USDA.GOV  
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