FNUS76 KMFR 200052
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PANHANDLE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
552 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN MILD AND DRY WEATHER
AT THE BURN SITE INTO THURSDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT ONWARDS A SERIES OF
COLD FRONTS COMBINE WITH A POWERFUL JET STREAM TO TURN THE PATTERN
COLD AND WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWN SLOPE WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 54 TO 60. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 44 TO 54. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 44 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...GREG R  FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.UPPER.01/MFR