FNUS76 KMFR 101424
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POPE WEST...LAKEVIEW, BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
624 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 0800 THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT WAS RELATIVELY DRY AS IT MOVED THROUGH THE WEST
SIDE BUT A FEW SNOW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON WITH CLEARING. THE FRONT IS
NOT LIKELY TO BREAK THE WARM AIR ALOFT AND THE STABLE LAYER WILL
LIMIT MIXING WITH RATHER LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS TO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DROPPING 10 TO 15 PERCENT FROM THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A FEW SNOW FLURRIES.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL BY 1100...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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