FNUS76 KMFR 081438
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
638 AM PST TUE NOV 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA
WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL
RESULT IN STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS...WHICH WILL TRAP LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG IN THE VALLEYS.  THE BURN AREA SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO AVOID THIS
SCENARIO...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE WEAKER SURFACE INVERSIONS IN THE
LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY
THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
25 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 55. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY... RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. LOWS
25 TO 35. HIGHS 40 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111108.MCCLO.01/MFR