FNUS76 KMFR 270559
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1059 PM PDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AND ALSO RAIN
TO THE SITE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN. THE
NEXT IN THE SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY
ADDITIONAL FRONTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 1500 TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000 TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101027.CARIB.01/MFR