FNUS76 KMFR 310154
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 50  52...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
654 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH MONDAY AND
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN. AFTERNOON
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
MIN HUMIDITIES AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT A MAJOR COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE BURN SITE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DETHLEFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.UNIT5.01/MFR