FNUS75 KRIW 312254 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKLIN SAR...FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 454 PM MDT SUN OCT 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1629 MDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WILL DIVE SOUTH ALONG THE DIVIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK TIME FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM 1800 TO 2000 WITH POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO LOWER TO NEAR 8000 FEET DURING THIS TIME FRAME. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 2000 WITH CLEARING SKIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON MONDAY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...MEUNIER .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...AND SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH 2000. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE EARLY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE EVENING...THEN CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC GUSTY WIND WITH SHOWERS AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS EARLY EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MEUNIER REQUESTED BY...MIKE REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101031.BUCKL.01/RIW