FNUS76 KMFR 071401
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON RIVER HANDPILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
701 AM PDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH
DRY CONDITIONS AND MAINLY LIGHT WINDS.  A MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE SITE THURSDAY MORNING ...BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AT THE BURN AREA. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE RIDGES. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY
WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. SATURDAY ONWARDS A LARGE POORLY ORGANIZED WEATHER
SYSTEM BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UP SLOPE UP VALLEY BY
                    MID DAY AROUND 1-3 MPH HOWEVER NEAR THE
                    RIDGE TOP WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 5-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY AFTER MID NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...KEN MAIDL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100407.SALMO.01/MFR