FNUS76 KMFR 020337
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 50  52...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
837 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 SOUTH FLOW IN
THE AFTERNOON...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LOW. INCREASING SOUTH
WINDS ARE ON TAP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT. HEAVY CLOUDS
AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE SOMETIME THURSDAY MORNING BUT AMOUNTS
SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT. COOLER WEATHER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY FOLLOWS
THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SNOW CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH ARRIVES IN NORTHWEST FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THROUGH THE EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH EASING TO 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH EARLY...EASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    THROUGH THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WEST 15 MPH SHIFTING WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DETHLEFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.UNIT5.01/MFR