FNUS76 KMFR 020524
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE ROAD...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1024 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MILD AND SUNNY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS A RESULT OF THE APPROACHING
FRONT...EAST FLOW IN THE MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
IN THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE ON TAP ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT. HEAVY CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL ARRIVE WITH THE
FRONT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO SHOWERS BY LATE
MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD ON THE ORDER
OF 10-15 HUNDREDTHS. COOLER WEATHER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY FOLLOWS
THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH ARRIVES IN NORTHWEST
FLOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1-2 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
                    3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.RATTL.01/MFR