FNUS76 KMFR 261301
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
601 AM PDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING BUT THESE WILL
DECREASE IN COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD
TURN OUT PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHTER THIS
AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. AN INVERSION WILL
DEVELOP TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE BURN
AREA THURSDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EARLY
                    THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH JUST A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN NORTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS
43 TO 48. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 42 TO 47. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS
38 TO 43. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCRAE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.MCCLO.01/MFR