FNUS76 KMFR 070606
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HART PILES...USFWS-HART MTN NAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1006 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 PST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA AROUND NOON THURSDAY...
BRINGING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WITH IT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL INITIALLY
BE JUST ABOVE THE BURN...BUT IT WILL LOWER QUITE A BIT AFTER THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH.  PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...PROBABLY NOT
SUFFICIENT TO CONSTITUTE A WETTING RAIN. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO
THE AREA FRIDAY RESULTING IN A DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090106.HARTP.01/MFR