FNUS76 KMFR 181749
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCBRIDE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
949 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO
CONTINUED UPSLOPE SNOW INTO MOUNT SHASTA TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHTER WINDS
EXPECTED. COOL AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BUT
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA WITH LESS
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 4 INCHES.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1400.
CWR.................100 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........24 AT IGNITION...MAX 29.
RH..................93 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BACKING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TITUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111119.MCBRI.01/MFR