Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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Spot Forecast for Monument...USFS
National Weather Service Riverton WY
530 AM MDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on July 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service
.DISCUSSION...
Skies will remain nearly clear through the day, with only a few
cumulus in the late afternoon. Winds will start generally upslope
under 5 mph, before increasing from the northwest 5 to 10 mph,
with a few gusts near 15 after 1400. Humidity will fall below 30
percent by 1300, and remain between 25 and 30 percent through the
day.
Any northwest winds will decrease by 2000, with light downsloping
flow under 5 mph through the night. Humidity is not expected to
rise above 70 percent overnight. Skies remain clear with no
precip.
Conditions Monday will be similar to Sunday, with nearly clear
skies and no precip. Winds will start the day upslope under 5 mph,
then switch from the west after 1300. Winds will be lighter than
Sunday, remaining around 10 mph through the afternoon. Minimum
humidity steady around 25 percent in the afternoon.
...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds...
...Haines index is high level haines both day and night...
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 1400, then northwest 7 to 8
mph with gusts to around 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds until 1100, then northwest 10 to 15
mph.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL after 1500.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 7 mph until 1000, then north 9
to 16 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1500.
Haines Index........3 to 4.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............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
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............46 51 54 58 61 62 66 67 68 68 68
RH..............63 60 56 49 43 36 31 28 27 26 27
20 FT wind dir..W E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8
20 FT wind gust. 7 8 11 13 13 13
Ridge wind dir..W E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW
Ridge wind spd..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.5 2.0 4.5 6.0 7.5 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.5
Transp wind dir.NE NE N N N N N N N N N
Transp wind spd.7 7 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 16
Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
SDspl kt-ft/10001 3 13 35 53 74 92 110 122 131 130
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 7 to 8 mph with gusts to around
13 mph until 2000, then light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph until 2400, then light.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL until 2000.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 15 mph until 2400, then east
around 7 mph until 0100, then light until 0500,
then southeast around 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 2000. Poor after 2100.
Haines Index........3.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
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............67 66 64 59 57 55 52 51 50 48 46 45
RH..............27 29 33 38 41 46 51 55 57 62 65 68
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..8 7 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
20 FT wind gust.13 11 10 8 7
Ridge wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE
Ridge wind spd..15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...9.0 7.5 2.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.N N NW NW N N E SE SE SE E SE
Transp wind spd.15 15 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 7
Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SDspl kt-ft/1000115 100 30 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds until 1300, then west around 10
mph.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL after 1200.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph until 1000, then south
until 1100, then northwest 7 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000. Good after 1400.
Haines Index........3 to 4.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 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............45 47 51 55 59 63 66 69 71 72 73 73
RH..............69 70 63 57 50 42 36 31 28 25 24 24
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE S W W W W W W NW
20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6
20 FT wind gust. 6 7 8 8
Ridge wind dir..SE SE SE SE S W W W W W W NW
Ridge wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.0 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0
Transp wind dir.E SE SE SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 12 13
Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
SDspl kt-ft/10001 1 3 7 15 29 43 53 71 84 83 90
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Light winds.
$$
Forecaster...Straub
Requested by...Hayden Hoelscher
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2417542.0/RIW
.DELDT 07/07/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hayden.hoelscher@usda.gov