FNUS76 KMFR 201254
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLER PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
554 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHWOERS WILL BE NUMEROUS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT SHOWERS ARE
LIKELY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND IT WILL
BE DRIER AND A LITTLE WARMER ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
OFFSHORE BUILDS TOWARD THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE NEXT SERIES OF STORMS FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN WIDESPREAD
                    SHOWERS RAIN AFTER 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.RATTL.01/MFR