FNUS75 KRIW 281800 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR PLANE CRASH SITE...FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1200 PM MDT THU OCT 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE DRY...BUT RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE COMMON FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...RIDGE TOP WINDS SHOULD FREQUENTLY REACH 45 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULANCE CAN BE EXPECTED ALOFT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE 30S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE TEENS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...LYNOTT .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 23 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. .SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. .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. $$ FORECASTER...LYNOTT REQUESTED BY...MIKE REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101027.PLANE.01/RIW