FNUS76 KMFR 071539
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
739 AM PST MON NOV 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST
OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS AN UPPER LOW DIGS OFFSHORE
THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS
AND GIVEN THE AMPLE MOISTURE FROM RECENT PRECIPITATION REMAINING
TRAPPED IN THE LOW LEVELS, STRATUS AND FOG WILL BE LIKELY AT NIGHT
AND MORNINGS WITH SOME BREAKUP DURING THE DAY. THIS OFFSHORE LOW
WILL ACT AS A BLOCK, KEEPING PRECIPITATION AT BAY THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK. BY FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND FRONTS SHOULD BEGIN
PUNCHING THROUGH AGAIN, BRINGING OUR NEXT SUBSTANTIAL CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHACKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111107.RATTL.01/MFR