FNUS76 KMFR 140658
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADE MOUNTAIN UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1158 PM PDT FRI MAY 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST
WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT SOUTH TODAY...THEN EAST INLAND ON SUNDAY.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AS THE LOW
APPROACHES. THE AIR MASS WILL ALSO BECOME COOLER AND MOISTER
WITH TIME. THE BURN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE A WETTING RAIN SATURDAY
NIGHT OR SUNDAY. THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING EAST 2-4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 35 TO 38. HIGHS 50 TO 53. LIGHT WIND.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 40. HIGHS 60 TO
65. LIGHT WIND.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 46. HIGHS 64 TO
67. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON/WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA BUCKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110514.CADEM.01/MFR