FNUS76 KMFR 151549
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESCARPMENT PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
749 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE BURN SITE TODAY
THEN SHIFTS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE TODAY WITH WINDS AND SHOWERS DIMINISHING
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................41 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
CWR.................36 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...O'BRIEN
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091215.ESCAR.01/MFR