FNUS76 KMFR 192218
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG GIBSON...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
318 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
EVENING AND CLOUDS WILL SPREAD IN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OFF THE COAST.
THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT AND A UPPER LOW
PRESSURE CENTER FOLLOWS ON TUESDAY KEEPING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BELOW 4000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS
                    ABOVE 4000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT 2500 FEET AND 41 AT 5000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-62 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT
                    THE EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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