FNUS76 KMFR 180551
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN...USFS S/TNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1051 PM PDT MON OCT 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWER CHANCES WITH THE TROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
LOOK LESS LIKELY THAN IN PREVIOUS FORECASTS FOR THE AREA. WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000-6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    THROUGH THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.MCCLO.01/MFR