FNUS76 KMFR 261058
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERS CK  13A  2B   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
358 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA AROUND 2300 PDT
TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING AND THE
RAINS WILL FOLLOW IN THE EVENING.  MUCH COLDER AIR ALOFT OVER
THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL MAKE FOR UNSETTLED SHOWERY
WEATHER. SHOWERS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHT IN THE MORNINGS...THEN BECOME
MORE FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOONS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOONS
COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY FOR
WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    6-8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 40 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.50 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 VALLEYS AND 40-50 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 60-80 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                         AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

&&
                TEMP / HUM   / POP
MEDFORD           55    53    80
ONION MTN         40    82   100
ILLINOIS VLY      52    59    90


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL
3500 FEET. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET.
LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 45 TO 55. WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL

$$
FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...BRAD CLAYTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.WATER.01/MFR