FNUS76 KMFR 111423
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BUGG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
623 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE
TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY WITH RAIN
AFFECTING LOCATIONS LATER TODAY BELOW 6000 FEET AND SNOW ABOVE
6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 4500 FEET LATE TUESDAY.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. ALSO...MOST AREAS WILL SEE A WETTING RAIN WITH
THIS SYSTEM. ON WEDNESDAY...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DRY WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY..

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN STEADY RAIN
                    TONIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 40 TO 50 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT EARLY AND 70 PERCENT AFTER 3 PM.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WICKHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.SCOTT.02/MFR