FNUS76 KMFR 102334
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLSTINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
334 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE
AREA AND INLAND...MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IT WILL BRING STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN. SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...INITIALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET...LOWERING TO 5500 FEET
LATE MONDAY NIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WETTING
RAIN TO THE BURN AREA. EXPECT AROUND THREE QUARTERS TO TO AN
INCH AND A QUARTER OF RAIN TO FALL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...EXPECT WIDESPREAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AS
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. THEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECT LATE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING
                      TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 38 MPH IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-89 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 38 MPH.
CWR.................85 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........76-86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN TO 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1000 TO 2000 FT AGL
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MATT WILLIAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.COLST.01/MFR