FNUS76 KMFR 090716
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD FLATS PILE BURN...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1116 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND SUNSET WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
AROUND 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT BUT ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. A WEAK
RIDGING WILL BRING SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN AREA
ON TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER ANOTHER FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO THE AREA IN THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH LATE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY BY MID AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN
                    TURNING SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATION LESS
                    THAN ONE INCH.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 95 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    UNDER 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091109.MCCLO.01/MFR