FNUS76 KMFR 011512
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN PLAN...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
812 AM PDT MON NOV 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING INLAND TO THE NORTH WHILE
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY. THEN..HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY
BUILD OVER THE REGION STRENGTHENING ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
A THERMAL TROUGH CENTERED ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL BRING WARMING
AND DRYING CONDITIONS THROUGH MID WEEK. ALSO EXPECT OFFSHORE EAST
TO NORTHEAST FLOW TO THE HIGHER SLOPES OF THE BURN AREA
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY  EXPECT
SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITH AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW IN THE MORNING
OVER HIGHER  SLOPES AND FLOW BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON
AS THE THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH AND THEN INLAND.

THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHIFTS SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST LATE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY.  LATE IN THE WEEK... A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE
TOWARDS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN CHANCES TO
THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                     BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                     VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TO LATE
                     THE AFTERNOON.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     IN THE MID TO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                     OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                      NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH OVER NIGHT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                     3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 67 TO 70. SOUTH WIND
3 TO 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 46. HIGHS 68 TO 71. SOUTH WIND
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 46. HIGHS 58 TO 66.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.MCCLO.01/MFR