FNUS76 KMFR 222128
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRIST PILE BURN...USFS-RRSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
228 PM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY STRONG JET STREAM OVER THE PACIFIC WILL TRANSPORT DEEP
MOISTURE TO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN
HEAVY RAIN...SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ONE FRONT WILL ARRIVE
TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL EXPECTED IS IS THREE TO FOUR INCHES
AT THE BURN SITE.  SNOW LEVELS BY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DROP TO
NEAR 4500 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MONDAY WILL
FEATURE CONTINUED WET CONDITIONS WITH SNOW LEVEL VERY CLOSE
TO THE BURN SITE...SO EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........86-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE TROSI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101025.WRIST.01/MFR