FNUS76 KMFR 280014
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
514 PM PDT THU OCT 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
ON FRIDAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES INTO
SOUTHERN OREGON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE TROUGH
PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
SITE VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE TREND IS FOR A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THROUGH SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TOP TO 72 BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT TOP TO 90 PERCENT BASE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP PARASHIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111028.RIVER.01/MFR