FNUS76 KMFR 110234
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLAMATH RIVER CANYON...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
634 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY...THEN A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL REACH
THE BURN SITE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 4000 TO 5000 FEET...LOWERING BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY
EVENING TO 2000 FEET. SHOWERS ON SATURDAY WILL TAPER OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVELY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE
AREA THROUGH MONDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....BECOMING UP CANYON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 1-3
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.KLAMA.01/MFR