FNUS75 KRIW 291008
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKLIN SAR...FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
408 AM MDT FRI OCT 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2119 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL BRING TURBULENT CONDITIONS WITH MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY LIKELY
TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. WINDS AT MOUNTAIN PEAK LEVEL ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 40 TO 50 MPH OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST TODAY WITH A
SHARP DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS BELOW 9000 FEET. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WIND RIVER RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
SHOWERS INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT
AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT SATURDAY ALONG WITH
MUCH COOLER AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY.


...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).

MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 50 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS (ABOVE 12000 FEET).....SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 50 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING
                    MORE NUMEROUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20101028.BUCKL.01/RIW