FNUS76 KMFR 191300
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLER PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
600 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER BUT ALSO MUCH
DRIER AIR TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN. COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL PROVIDE FOR A
STEEPER LAPSE RATE AND GOOD MIXING TODAY. THE COLD FRONT THAT
BROUGHT RAIN TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE WEEKEND WILL
SHIFT BACK NORTH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS TO THE
AREA WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE BURN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BUT WILL DROP TO THE BASE OF THE
BURN AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.RATTL.01/MFR