FNUS76 KMFR 141358 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 658 AM PDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST ALONG WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON COULD LEAD TO INSTABILITY SHOWERS. A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SHOWERS MOVE NORTH AND DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. AT THIS -TIME THURSDAY LOOKS DRY. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. A FEW MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE AFTER 3 PM PDT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-61. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. SOUTH 2-5 MPG IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WINDS DIRECTION COULD BE ERRATIC WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IF A HEAVY SHOWER IS NEAR THE BURN AREA. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6-13 MPH. BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.SCOTT.01/MFR