FNUS76 KMFR 071702
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
902 AM PST WED DEC 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STABLE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. BEHIND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TONIGHT
EXPECT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO INCREASE WITH INCREASING NORTHEAST
WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS FRIDAY WITH
DECREASING SLIGHTLY.
INVERSIONS WILL WEAKEN AND MIXING WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY AS
A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
OVER THE BURN AREA AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES INLAND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 21. HIGHS 47 TO 49. NORTHEAST
4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 24. HIGHS 42 TO 45. SOUTH
WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 21. HIGHS 39 TO 42. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111207.MCCLO.01/MFR