FNUS76 KMFR 190601 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD FLATS PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1001 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED OVER THE RIDGES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47. MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT. 20-F00T WINDS.......LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29. MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH BECOMING 10-15 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-40. MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................90 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...STOCKTON REQUESTED BY...KEN MAIDL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091119.MCCLO.01/MFR