FNUS76 KMFR 171959
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCBRIDE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1159 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD AIR WILL COMBINE
WITH A DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGHOUT FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT FRIDAY...ENDING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. HUMIDITY
WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS...STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK AND INCREASING
                    IN THE LATE MORNING...TAPERING OFF AND ENDING FRIDAY
                    EVENING.
                    SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 3 INCHES.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 28.
RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111118.MCBRI.01/MFR