FNUS76 KMFR 171318
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELNAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
310 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN SITE
THIS MORNING. BY LATE MORNING IT WILL RAIN THEN CHANGE TO SNOW
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS THE RAIN
CHANGES TO SNOW. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EVENING. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY IN THE COLD
AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING
                    4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................73 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................36 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW ZINK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.BELNA.02/MFR