FNUS76 KMFR 091246
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
446 AM PST FRI DEC 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY RESULTING IN STRONG NIGHTTIME INVERSIONS.
SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY DIFFERENCES WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM ELEVATIONS (SEE BELOW). LATER SATURDAY
THE INVERSIONS WILL WEAKEN AND THEN BREAK ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK DRY
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER
THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........BOTTOM...20 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    TOP......30 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................BOTTOM...90-95 AT IGNITION...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
                    TOP......50-55 AT IGNITION...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WIND 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS AT THE TOP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18 BOTTOM...29 TOP.
RH..................MAX 85-90 PERCENT BOTTOM...40-45 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND 0-1 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........BOTTOM...20 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
                    TOP......30 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................BOTTOM...85-90 AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
                    TOP......45-50 AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST .
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 37 TO 42. SOUTHWEST BECOMING
NORTH 5-10 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 37 TO 42. NORTHEAST WIND 4-8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 39 TO 44. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111209.MCCLO.01/MFR