Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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Spot Forecast for Deadline Ridge RX...Wy BLM
National Weather Service Riverton WY
515 AM MDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on June 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service
.DISCUSSION...
A persistent west wind is expected today, with gusts of 25 to 35
mph throughout the day. This will begin to decrease around sunset.
No precipitation is expected. Dry and warmer conditions on
Wednesday with a continued gusty west wind.
...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds...
...Haines index is high level haines both day and night...
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 17 to 22 mph with gusts to around 33
mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 25 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 4800 ft AGL by 1400.
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7800 knot-ft) increasing to very good
(105100 knot-ft) by 1200.
Haines Index........2.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........53 53 46 25 25 31 35 37 33 17 10 13
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............41 41 44 45 48 50 52 53 54 56 56 56
RH..............67 65 64 59 56 50 48 47 46 46 47 48
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..21 22 22 21 20 18 17 18 18 19 19 18
20 FT wind gust.32 33 33 32 30 28 26 28 29 30 29 29
Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..30 30 30 30 30 30 25 30 30 30 30 30
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5
Transp wind dir.W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
Transp wind spd.31 32 32 31 30 28 30 29 29 30 30 31
Haines index....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SDspl kt-ft/10008 13 53 63 74 79 105 109 120 123 117 121
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 to 18 mph with gusts to around 28
mph becoming south around 10 mph after 2200.
Ridgetop wind.......West 25 to 30 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph
after 2200.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL decreasing to around 500 ft AGL
after 2100.
Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph
after 2100.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (113900 knot-ft) decreasing to poor
after 2100.
Haines Index........2.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........12 14 11 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
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............55 53 52 48 47 46 45 45 44 45 44 44
RH..............49 53 55 60 63 66 67 68 68 68 69 69
20 FT wind dir..W W W SW S S S S S S SE SE
20 FT wind spd..18 17 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9
20 FT wind gust.28 26 22 19 18 17 16 16 16 14 14 14
Ridge wind dir..W W W SW S S S S S S SE SE
Ridge wind spd..30 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15
Mix hgt (kft)...4.4 3.9 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.30 29 25 21 20 18 18 18 20 18 20 20
Haines index....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SDspl kt-ft/1000114 98 70 10 7 8 6 6 6 6 5 5
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 9 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 33 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25 mph
after 0900.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL increasing to around 5000 ft AGL
after 1200.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph increasing to around 30 mph
after 0900.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5200 knot-ft) increasing to very good
by 1100.
Haines Index........2.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
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 48 53 57 61 63 65 67 68 69 69 68
RH..............69 64 58 51 46 42 38 35 33 32 31 31
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..9 11 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
20 FT wind gust.14 17 19 22 23 24 26 26 26 26 25 24
Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 1.3 2.4 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.4
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.21 21 25 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 31 29
Haines index....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SDspl kt-ft/10005 23 54 79 96 110 129 132 140 143 129 111
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around
7 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds around 7 mph.
$$
Forecaster...Myers
Requested by...Ross Dary
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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