FNUS75 KRIW 161623 FWSRIW Spot Forecast for Little Red Creek Pile RX...USWFS National Weather Service Riverton WY 1023 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on October 16. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service .DISCUSSION... Southwest winds turn to be from the south through the evening hours. Sustained speeds around 1800L will be around 10 mph, decreasing a bit late into the overnight hours. Winds increase through Saturday morning, turning slightly to be from the southwest. Sustained winds 10 to 15 mph are expected by shortly after sunrise, with gusts to around 20 mph. Winds increase further after 1100, with gusts around 30 mph through Saturday evening. Occasional stronger gusts up to 40 mph are possible. The sky remains mostly clear overnight, with no precipitation expected. Smoke dispersal remains poor as mixing heights are low. Fair smoke dispersal occurs between 1100 and 1600 Saturday, when mixing heights increase to be 2000 to 2500 feet. ...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds... .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........46-50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest to south winds around 10 mph until 2000, then south to southeast around 10 mph. Gusts to around 20 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph until 0200, then 15 to 20 mph. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 18 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 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 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............51 49 47 46 45 43 43 43 45 44 43 42 RH..............41 42 38 37 37 40 40 39 37 37 42 46 20 FT wind dir..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..4 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 20 FT wind gust.6 7 10 12 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 14 Ridge wind dir..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Ridge wind spd..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SW S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.9 12 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 SDspl kt-ft/10005 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 63. Min humidity........30-34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts 20 to 25 mph increasing to around 30 mph after 1100. Ridgetop wind.......South 15 to 20 mph until 1400, then southwest 20 to 25 mph. Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100. Fair between 1100 and 1600. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........5 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 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 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............42 41 42 45 50 52 57 60 61 63 61 61 RH..............43 48 48 45 44 43 40 37 34 33 33 35 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 15 15 14 12 20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 14 14 14 17 19 22 22 19 17 Ridge wind dir..SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Ridge wind spd..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Transp wind dir.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Transp wind spd.17 17 17 18 20 22 23 25 25 24 23 23 SDspl kt-ft/10008 8 10 17 27 38 46 58 60 62 55 43 .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 43. Max humidity........50-54 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 12 mph with gusts to around 25 mph until 2300, then gusts 10 to 15 mph. Ridgetop wind.......South 15 to 20 mph. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........10 15 15 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 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............57 53 53 52 50 49 49 49 48 47 46 45 RH..............38 40 39 39 39 41 40 38 38 38 40 45 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..8 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 7 20 FT wind gust.12 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 14 13 13 10 Ridge wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S Ridge wind spd..15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.SW S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.18 18 20 20 20 20 18 17 17 16 16 14 SDspl kt-ft/100015 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with afternoon gusts around 20 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts around 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. $$ Forecaster...Wittmann Requested by...Eric Fowler Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2623793.1/RIW .DELDT 10/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL efowler@blm.gov,mwidiker@blm.gov