FNUS76 KMFR 151451
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CR  COPELAND...LAKEVIEW BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
651 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION
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.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WEST WIND EARLY THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    AT 2 TO 3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT
                    AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...SAM TACCHINI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111115.PINEC.02/MFR