FNUS75 KRIW 272145 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR PLANE CRASH SITE...STATE OF WYOMING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 345 PM MDT WED OCT 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1522 MDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ANY LEFT OVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET. THURSDAY IS SHAPING UP TO BE MILDER AND DRIER WITH THESE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH FRIDAY. HOWEVER BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE. ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND PROVIDING A CHANCE OF MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...LIPSON .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...ENDING BY SUNSET. LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OFF AROUND SUNSET MORE RAPIDLY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....19-22. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-13. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37. 20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 24 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 BEFORE 1300. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COLD. BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 26 MPH. 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE LOWER EAST SLOPES. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 26 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ON THE LOWER EAST SLOPES IN THE MORNING. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LIPSON REQUESTED BY...MIKE BOURNAZIAN REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101027.PLANE.01/RIW