FNUS76 KMFR 242248
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
348 PM PDT MON MAY 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL BRING WETTING RAINS AND HIGH HUMIDITIES TO THE SHASTA
AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH
TERRAIN AND THE SHASTA VALLEY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL GENERATE SHOWERS THROUGH
FRIDAY AND THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS. GRADUAL DRYING IS EXPECTED LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN BEGINNING AFTER 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.LIVEF.01/MFR