FNUS76 KMFR 281253
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN PLAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
553 AM PDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING
   ABOVE 4500 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL STREAM INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THERE WILL BE A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE WEATHER FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE SATURDAY BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND GREATER PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO SUNDAY. PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY
FLOW SHOULD PRODUCE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS INLAND
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 4000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
                    OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH LOWERING TO 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN
                    IN THE DAY.
20 FT WIND..........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH LOWERING TO 8 TO 12 MPH LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET EARLY RISING TO 6000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
20 FT WIND..........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 46 TO
50. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 46 TO 50. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO
11 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 33 TO 36. HIGHS 52 TO
56. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SANDLER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.MCCLO.01/MFR