FNUS76 KMFR 081539
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCINTOSH UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 AM PDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS FRONTS MAKE IT CLOSE TO THE SITE BUT
ONLY SERVE TO INCREASE CLOUDS IN THE AREA. WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE
MINIMAL BUT ARE BEST ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION.
GENERALLY LIGHT DOWNSLOPING EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND SOUTH WINDS DURING
THE DAY WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND BECOME STRONGER ON
MONDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT EAST WIND 0 TO
                    2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. LOWS 38 TO 43.
HIGHS 72 TO 77. NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. LOWS 36
TO 41. HIGHS 67 TO 77. NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 66 TO 72. EAST WINDS 4 TO
8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.MCINT.01/MFR