FNUS76 KMFR 100632
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1032 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LINGERING SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE BUT UNLIKELY AT THE BURN SITE ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE SOME CLOUDS WILL BUILD OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...IT SHOULD GENERALLY BE ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY LATE MORNING
ONWARD. DRAINAGE WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL TURN UP CANYON IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS PUSHING IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL LIMIT COOLING
A BIT. RETURN FLOW ON THURSDAY WILL BRING SOUTH WINDS UP THE CANYON
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE EFFECTS OF A FRONT DEVELOPING OFFSHORE
BEGIN TO BE FELT. SOME CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE
DAY ON THURSDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER THROUGH
                    MID-MORNING...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN CANYON NORTHWEST THROUGH
                    NORTHEAST WIND 1-3 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING.
                    WIND THEN UP CANYON SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST
                    0-2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 5000 FEET
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DUE TO
                    MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WIND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN CANYON 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WIND BECOMING UP CANYON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.KLAMA.01/MFR