FNUS76 KMFR 130043 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BUGG...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 443 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 5000 FEET IN THE MORNING AND DROP TO 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DRY AND STABLE PERIOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY WITH THE WET PATTERN EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN BELOW 5000 FEET WITH SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS BELOW 4500 FEET AND SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43. MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 900 FEET IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT THROUGH 11 AM AND 20 PERCENT AFTER 11 AM. $$ FORECASTER...KEENE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WICKHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100113.SCOTT.01/MFR