FNUS76 KMFR 240332
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG GIBSON...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON RIVER R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
832 PM PDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST BUT STILL DOMINATE
THE WEATHER AT THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY DURING THE DAY. BY LATE
EVENING A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN SITE BRINGING RAIN WHILE AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE RAIN ON THURSDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 4000 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    NEAR THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN CHANGING TO A RAIN SNOW MIX OR SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    RIDGE TOP BUT POSSIBLY DOWN SLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................86 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND RAIN SNOW MIXED SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BUT GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    NEAR THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................73 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...JEN BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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