FNUS76 KMFR 111547 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 747 AM PST THU FEB 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL BE MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BURN AREAS TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES OVERCAST THROUGHOUT TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING. THE BAND OF MORE CONTINUOUS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN INCREASING INTO TONIGHT. 20 FOOT WIND ABOVE THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL BE VERY GUSTY BUT THE VALLEYS ALONG THE SCOTT RIVER WILL BE WELL SHELTERED WITH LIGHTER WINDS. HOWEVER WINDS AT THE HIGHER END OF THE BURN COULD BE VARIABLE DUE TO EDDY EFFECT. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL LIGHT SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING...RAIN DEVELOPING AROUND 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45. MIN HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. COULD BE VARIABLE AT THE UPPER END OF THE BURN AREA NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BUNNAG REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100211.SCOTT.01/MFR