FNUS76 KMFR 171312
FWSMFR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY IN THE COLD
AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 IN THE MORNING THEN COOLING.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................66 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...MATT WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.COLST.01/MFR