FNUS76 KMFR 251602
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLER PILE UNIT...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
902 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN
AREA LATER THIS MORNING. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNSTABLE
WITH SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE
PEAKING AROUND MID MORNING AND WINDS WILL BE TAPERING OFF
THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AND WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE SHOWERS APPROACH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 11 AM WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR AS RAIN
                    SHOWERS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................20
PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110425.RATTL.01/MFR