FNUS76 KMFR 261556
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY CAMP   OAK KNOLL HAND PILES...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
856 AM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT AT THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE BURN SITE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY
WINDS DEVELOPING...THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 3500-4000 FEET AND
LOCALLY AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................67 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...FIRE MANG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.HAPPY.01/MFR