FNUS76 KMFR 031014
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON RIVER UPTEN HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
314 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL
AS RAIN THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PRECIPIATION WILL BE LIGHT WITH
AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA
THIS MORNING. THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND ISOLATED
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXPECT LITTLE
IF ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY.

THEN...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE MOISTURE WITH
PRECIPITATION NEAR A HALF INCH SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED TO
WIDESPREADSHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
                     SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                     VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                     DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH  THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                     6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM/STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN FABBRI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.SALMO.01/MFR