FNUS76 KMFR 231446
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIDE PILES MUDDY TOM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
646 AM PST TUE NOV 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS HAS MOVED INTO THE
BURN AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY HAVE BEEN REACHED
EARLY IN THE MORNING AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS MORE ARCTIC AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA. WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY MOST OF THIS MORNING. WITH CLEARING SKY TONIGHT
TEMPERATURE IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR RECORD LOW FOR THE AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH SLOW WARMING
IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF SNOW UNTIL 1000...THEN TAPERING OFF TO
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE
                    DAY WITH SOME CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH UNTIL
                    1300. NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. INVERSION FORMING AFTER SUNSET BUILDING TO
                    5000 FT DEEP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO
                    NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101123.WESTS.01/MFR