FNUS76 KMFR 220709
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWITCH BACK 2...KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1109 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 PST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM 4AM
THROUGH ABOUT NOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME STABLE WITH AN INVERSION TUESDAY NIGHT THAT
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS
AT RIDGE TOP AND COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN
                    PARTLY SUNNY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28 AT RIDGE TOP AND 40 IN THE VALLEY.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT VALLEY TO 85-90 PERCENT RIDGE TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WICKHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091222.SWITC.01/MFR