FNUS76 KMFR 190704
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1104 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL GENERATE OFF
AND ON SNOW SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
LOW...AROUND 2000 TO 2700 FEET INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AREA
MOVES ALONG THE OREGON COAST INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY INTO
EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN ENHANCED PERIOD OF SNOW AT THE BURN
SITE FROM EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCUR
BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A BREAK IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY
ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2000 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. ABOUT AN INCH
                    OF SNOW ACCUMULATION LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING BECOMING 1500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
                    POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT EARLY BECOMING 50 PERCENT LATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101119.WESTF.01/MFR