FNUS76 KMFR 011344
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 50  52...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
644 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OREGON WILL RESULT IN
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS
WILL ALSO CAUSE LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
AND POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES TONIGHT...MAINLY AT RIDGETOP. DRY
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY BUT A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT BUT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN THIS WEEKEND.
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT IN THE EVENING THEN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUN THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. MAYBE RAIN OR SNOW
                    AT NIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
COLDER. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 41 TO 45.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
COLD. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 34 TO 38.
LIGHT WIND.
.SATURDAY...
INCREASING CLOUDS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. LOWS 23 TO 28. HIGHS 36 TO
40. WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DETHLEFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.UNIT5.01/MFR