FNUS76 KMFR 132149
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HART PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
149 PM PST MON DEC 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING RAIN TO THE BURN SITE IN THE MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW SNOW TO
MIX IN AS SNOW LEVELS FALL BEFORE EVENTUALLY CHANGING
PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE MORNING BEFORE EASING SOME
BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE
ENDING. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
BEFORE ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41 EARLY...THEN FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................66 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.HARTP.01/MFR