FNUS76 KMFR 230653
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1053 PM PST THU DEC 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED
OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
LOW TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT THE SITE. A WEAK FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH ON CHRISTMAS WITH ONLY AN INCREASE IN HIGH
CLOUDS. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE NEXT WEEK WITH THE FIRST
IN A SERIES OF WET SYSTEMS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.CHRISTMAS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 20. HIGHS 48 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 7 TO 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 23. HIGHS 50 TO 52. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 23 TO 26. HIGHS
51 TO 54. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111223.MCCLO.01/MFR