FNUS76 KMFR 111334
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR A-12 PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
534 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

*** PLEASE NOTE: THE LAT/LON GIVEN INDICATES AN ELEVATION NEAR 3175
FEET ON THE MAP ON OUR SPOT PAGE...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 97.
HOWEVER...ELEVATION GIVEN FOR THE BURN IN THE SPOT REQUEST IS 4100
TO 4300 FEET. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE LAT/LON AND PLOTTED LOCATION
ARE CORRECT. FOR THIS SPOT FORECAST THE PLOTTED LOCATION AT 3175
FEET WAS USED. ***

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY WITH A LOT OF CLOUD
COVER...AND SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS FROM MOUNT
SHASTA AND THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL BE GUSTY TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE BREAK IN THE WEATHER BEFORE A WARMER
AND WETTER FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON THURSDAY. THE STORM TRACK IS LIKELY
TO LIFT NORTH FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF LIGHT SNOW
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY (60%) LATER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATION NOTHING TO LESS THAN
                    A HALF INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 13 TO 18 MPH FROM LATE
                    MORNING ONWARD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    500 TO 1500 FEET AGL...INCREASING TO 2000 TO 3000
                    FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW CHANGING TO DRIZZLE (60%).
                    ACCUMULATION NOTHING TO LESS THAN A HALF INCH.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 12 WITH GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    6 TO 12 MPH LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN 500 TO 1000
                    FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH LATE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN (20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45F.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY. RAIN (80%). LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 44 TO 49. 20 FOOT LEVEL SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN (20%). LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 47
TO 52. 20 FOOT LEVEL SOUTH WIND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 47 TO 52. 20
FOOT LEVEL SOUTHWEST WIND 5-10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110111.A12PI.01/MFR