FNUS76 KMFR 090749
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLESTINE...USFS/KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1149 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE
BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 1500 WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOPING. SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
AROUND 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT BUT ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SOME
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE BURN AREA AROUND MID WEEK AND WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR
MASS TO THE AREA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH A GOOD CHANCE
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    AROUND NOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MID AFTERNOON.
                    RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST THROUGH DAY 5...

.TUESDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 48 TO 51. MIN RH 60-65 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
6 TO 11 MPH.
.VETERANS DAY...
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 42 TO 45. MIN RH 70-75 PERCENT. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 37 TO 40. MIN RH 73-78 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.COLES.01/MFR