FNUS76 KMFR 131408
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POPE WEST...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
708 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA BUT WITH
LITTLE ACCUMULATION. THE AIR MASS WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE WITH
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS BUT ALSO WITH GOOD MIXING. AFTER THE
FRONT HAS GONE THROUGH...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND
COULD BE VERY GUSTY TOWARD THE EVENING. DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL LATE THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 4 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.POPEW.01/MFR