FNUS76 KMFR 282055
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWITCH BACK...UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1255 PM PST MON DEC 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH
CLOUDS THICKENING. SNOW BEGINS BY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS GETTING
STRONGER AND GUSTY. AROUND AN INCH OF NOW SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY DAY'S
END. SNOW RATES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH.
THE STORM EXITS EARLY WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. BECOMING WINDY WITH SNOW BEGINNING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 BOTTOM AND 25-30 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....TOP: SOUTH 2-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH. BOTTOM: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 2-5 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH....VARIABLE AND GUSTY AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL OVER TOP OF THE FIRE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WICKHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091229.SWITC.01/MFR