FNUS75 KRIW 111659 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWK S REST SAR...IA TDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1059 AM MDT TUE OCT 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1029 MDT ON OCTOBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTY WIND NEAR THE SURFACE. CEILINGS WILL BE LOW WITH AREAS ABOVE 8500 FT MSL IN FOG THROUGH 1 PM. CEILINGS SHOULD IMPROVE A BIT AFTER THIS TIME WITH ABOUT 1000 FT OF CLEARING POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGETOP. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 SM OR LESS UNTIL AFTER 1 PM WHEN PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME LIGHTER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...BERC .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BECOME MORE WEST-SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BERC REQUESTED BY...GARTH WAGNER REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20111011.HAWKS.01/RIW