FNUS76 KMFR 131400
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STERLING WOLF...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
600 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO SATURDAY. A THERMAL TROUGH
WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION BUT ALSO AN ABRUPT
CHANGE TO COLDER WEATHER. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER RAPIDLY TO THE
BURN ELEVATION SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SHOWERY PRECIPITATION IS
LIKELY FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. BY
LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL TAKE AIM AT
OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL BRING A SERIES OF WINDY,
WET STORMS WITH FLUCTUATING SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    3-4 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2-3 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4-5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JERRY SERABIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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