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Spot Forecast for Little Venus Staff Ride...USFS
National Weather Service Riverton WY
910 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 MDT on May 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service

.DISCUSSION...
The first of two weather disturbances is moving across the region
this morning with isolated light rain showers. The second weather
system arrives early this afternoon and generates scattered showers
and thunderstorms between 1200 and 1300. The showers and storms
become more widespread through mid-afternoon before moving east
after 1600-1700. Gusty outflow wind is the primary hazard. The
overall trend will be toward drier conditions through the evening
hours. Thursday will be cooler with a gusty westerly wind during
the afternoon.

...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds...
...Haines index is high level haines both day and night...

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Isolated
                    morning rain showers, then rain showers
                    increasing between 1200 and 1500. A chance of
                    thunderstorms after 1200. Gusty outflow wind
                    25 to 35 mph possible with thunderstorms.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest wind 10 to 19 mph.

TIME (MDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........85  80  78  75  71  66  67  67  61
Weather cov.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........            CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  30  40  50  70  60  50  30
Temp............55  59  60  61  60  59  58  57  55
RH..............45  39  37  35  38  42  45  48  48
Surface wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.10  10  9   9   13  15  18  19  20
Surface wnd gst.15  15  14  14  17  22  24  25  26

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) with lingering
                    light showers through sunset, then gradually
                    becoming partly cloudy 30-40 percent by 0100.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Min apparent temp...25.
Surface winds (mph).West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30
                    mph until sunset, then becoming southwest
                    7 to 11 mph by 0100.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........54  52  26  30  17  14  21  28  30  26  22  20
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).30  20  20  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Temp............54  51  47  44  41  39  38  35  36  34  34  34
RH..............48  56  58  62  62  61  61  68  68  69  68  68
Wind chill (F)..54  45  41  36  34  31  31  28  29  27  25  25
Surface wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  W   SW  W   W
Surface wnd spd.21  20  14  18  14  14  10  9   9   9   10  11
Surface wnd gst.29  30  21  25  21  21  16  14  14  14  16  17

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cooler. Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) with
                    isolated afternoon light showers. Breezy.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Min apparent temp...25.
Surface winds (mph).West wind 10 to 20 mph with afternoon gusts
                    25 to 30 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........24  20  26  18  19  21  23  23  23  23  25  26
Weather cov.....                                SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............33  35  38  40  45  47  50  50  51  52  51  51
RH..............69  62  52  44  40  36  32  31  31  30  30  30
Wind chill (F)..25  26  29  31  37  40  43  44  51  52  51  51
Surface wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.10  11  13  14  16  18  19  19  20  20  20  20
Surface wnd gst.16  20  20  22  22  24  26  27  30  30  30  30

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West wind
decreasing to around 10 mph by midnight.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s. West wind around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. West wind
10 to 15 mph.

$$
Forecaster...CNJ
Requested by...Cody Interagency Dispatch
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2415060.1/RIW
.DELDT 05/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wycdc@firenet.gov