FNUS76 KMFR 171329
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON RIVER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
529 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. MORNING RAINS WILL THEN CHANGE TO SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 TO 4000 FEET. 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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................88 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWN SLOPE WIND.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................32 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...KEN MAIDL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.SALMO.01/MFR