FNUS75 KRIW 281158 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKLIN SAR...FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 558 AM MDT THU OCT 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2230 MDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY. CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH SOME MID CLOUDS. CLOUD HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY ABOVE 15 KFT MSL. HOWEVER CLOUD CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 20 KFT MSL. FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS AT 11 KFT MSL ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO THE WEST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KT BY 13 KFT MSL. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER IN SHELTERED AREAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT SOME BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS...MAINLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH LESS HIGH CLOUDS. SNOW AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT THIS SYSTEM IS MUCH WEAKER THAN ONE THAT AFFECTED THE AREA LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...MURRELL .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS. SOME MID CLOUDS. CLOUD HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY ABOVE 15 KFT MSL. CEILINGS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 20 KFT MSL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS..AT 11 KFT MSL...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SW 20 TO 25 KT. AT 13 KFT MSL...WEST 25 TO 35 KT. LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE POSSIBLE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 KT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40. FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS..AT 11 KFT MSL...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SW 20 TO 25 KT. AT 13 KFT MSL...WEST 25 TO 35 KT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY...NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...MIKE REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101027.BUCKL.01/RIW