FNUS76 KMFR 151526
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
726 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STATIONARY FRONT WEST OF THE CASCADES WILL BRING
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE BURN AREA TODAY BUT MOST RAIN WILL
STAY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INLAND TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ONCE AGAIN MOST PRECIPITATION WILL STAY WEST OF
THE CASCADES BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A LITTLE RAIN OR SNOW. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SOMEWHAT HIGHER SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THEN A PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING DOWN TO THE BURN ELEVATION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY THEN WEST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111115.MARSH.01/MFR