FNUS76 KMFR 261333
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PANHANDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
633 AM PDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER
THE BURN SITE TODAY. SCATTERED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY
AND IT COULD BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO
INCREASING INSTABILITY. THIS WILL ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME
FAVORABLE FOR A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING NEAR OR OVER THE BURN AREA. THEREFORE...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY MUCH IN THE AFTERNOON. A
SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SITE AREA THURSDAY
WHICH WILL KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS GOING. ONCE AGAIN CONDITIONS WILL
BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WET SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                    8 MPH IF ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEAR BY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. INCREASING TO 5000 FT
                    AGL LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WET SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND WET SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG/PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JOHN DONAHUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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