FNUS75 KRIW 152333
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOGWOTEE HELO CRASH...SUBLETTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
433 PM MST WED FEB 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1556 MST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOME CLOUDS WITH SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GENERALLY
NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS. WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL
GENERALLY BE 10 MPH OR LESS AND BECOME LIGHTER THROUGH THE EVENING.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT THURSDAY...WITH FLIGHT LEVEL
WINDS ONLY INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON INCREASE BY MIDDAY WITH
CEILINGS BETWEEN 18-25 KFT MSL IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO
BE LOWER CLOUDS NEAR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE...MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD REMAIN FEW TO SCATTERED IN NATURE.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT) WITH SOME FLURRIES
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY 9 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-5.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
10 KFT MSL WINDS....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL
                    FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
10 KFT MSL WINDS....WEST NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 7.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 9.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS
AROUND 16. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 5. HIGHS AROUND 12. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...JIM MITCHELL EMC
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120215.TOGWO.01/RIW