FNUS76 KMFR 012053
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
153 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CASCADES THURSDAY AND WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING. THE AIR MASS WILL
ALSO BE QUITE UNSTABLE AND SHOWERS WILL OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOUR WITH SMALL HAIL. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE PAST THE BURN
AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE ABOVE THE BURN SITE
IN THE AFTERNOON BUT HEAVY SHOWERS MAY BRING THE SNOW LEVEL DOWN
TO THE GROUND AT TIMES. A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
                    TURNING TO RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.BUCKC.02/MFR