FNUS76 KMFR 271326
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
626 AM PDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE DAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT BUT THEN REMAIN
OVER THE REGION AND VERY SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH
SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY AND THEN ANOTHER ON
SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AFTER 10 PM. RAIN MIXING WITH
                    SNOW TOWARD SUNRISE. ACCUMULATION OF
                    UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL FALLING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 38 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 46 TO 51. SOUTH WINDS 7 TO
12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 44 TO 49.
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS
46 TO 51. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SANDLER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.MCCLO.02/MFR