FNUS76 KMFR 170645
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD FLATS PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1045 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 THIS MORNING...BUT RAIN AND DECREASING WINDS ARE ON
TAP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS MORNING
WILL DECREASE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY LATE AFTERNOON. UP TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST. DRY AND COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS AND BREEZY THIS MORNING.
                    RAIN OR SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON...
                    THEN ALL SNOW LATE. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN
                    AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH
                    THROUGH THE MORNING. THEN...EASING TO 4-8
                    MPH BY LATE DAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-30 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WIND 3-7 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EASING TO NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.MCCLO.01/MFR