Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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Spot Forecast for Monument Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Riverton WY
335 AM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0500 MDT on June 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly sunny today, with a high temperature around 75. Winds should
remain under 20 mph this afternoon. No rain expected. Overall, a
very seasonal and dry day.
Sunday has elevated fire weather conditions, with an afternoon
relative humidity around 15%. Gusty winds also pick up for
the afternoon. A cold front moves through from the northwest
Sunday night, which brings rain chances overnight and into Monday.
...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds...
...Haines index is high level haines both day and night...
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 0900, then southeast around 7
mph until 1500, then southwest around 9 mph with
gusts to around 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph until 1500, then
southwest.
Mixing height.......Around 500 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL
after 1500.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 14 mph until 1400, then southwest
17 to 22 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1600.
Haines Index........2 increasing to 5 in the afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 20 20
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
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............44 43 47 52 55 58 62 66 70 72 73 74
RH..............59 62 56 50 48 43 38 33 30 26 27 26
20 FT wind dir..E E SE SE SE SE E E E W SW SW
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 9 8
20 FT wind gust. 7 10 10 8 7 7 7 8 12 12
Ridge wind dir..SE E SE SE SE SE E E E W SW SW
Ridge wind spd..15 15 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 7.5 10 11 11
Transp wind dir.SE SE SE S SE S S S SW SW W W
Transp wind spd.14 13 12 14 14 13 13 14 17 18 22 20
Haines index....2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5
SDspl kt-ft/10003 2 9 20 26 30 40 68 114 157 199 181
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........Around 60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 9 mph, then light with
a favored southeast direction after midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph until 0200, then
southeast.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL until 1900.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 to 21 mph until 2000. Southeast 10
to 13 mph after 2200.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000.
Haines Index........5 to 6.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........25 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 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
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............74 75 73 68 64 60 58 57 56 53 52 51
RH..............24 27 29 32 39 43 40 44 51 48 55 53
20 FT wind dir..SW W W SW SW SW S S E SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..9 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.12 8 6 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 7
Ridge wind dir..SW W W SW SW SW S S E SE SE SE
Ridge wind spd..15 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
Mix hgt (kft)...9.5 7.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.SW W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Transp wind spd.21 17 10 13 13 12 12 10 12 12 13 13
Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
SDspl kt-ft/1000173 109 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........Around 15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds favored from the southeast until
1100, then southwest 12 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 22 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph until 1100, then
southwest 20 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......11500 ft AGL after 1200.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 17 mph until 1100, then southwest
22 to 26 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200.
Haines Index........5 to 6.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........15 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 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
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............49 52 56 61 66 71 72 74 75 74 74 74
RH..............52 58 52 44 37 25 20 21 19 16 18 18
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 6 6 12 13 13 13 15 13 13
20 FT wind gust.7 7 8 17 18 18 18 20 18 18
Ridge wind dir..SE SE SE E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Ridge wind spd..15 15 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 25 20 20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 4.5 7.5 11 11 12 12 11 11
Transp wind dir.SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.13 13 12 13 17 22 26 26 26 26 26 25
Haines index....6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
SDspl kt-ft/10002 2 4 13 65 147 256 258 260 262 252 233
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Cooler. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds
around 8 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds around 7 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
$$
Forecaster...Wittmann
Requested by...Sam Roseberry
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2416899.0/RIW
.DELDT 06/29/24
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.EMAIL Samuel.roseberry@usda.gov