FNUS76 KMFR 091708
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POPE WEST...LAKEVIEW, BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
908 AM PST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT INTO
THE FIRST HALF OF TUESDAY. MIXING WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY
ON TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM
THE NORTHEAST TUESDAY BRINGING INCREASED NORTHEAST WINDS.
THE CURRENT DRY WEATHER PATTERN IS LIKELY TO BREAK DOWN BETWEEN
THE 15TH AND THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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