FNUS76 KMFR 132104
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STERLING WOLF...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
100 PM 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.


UPDATED FOR MIXING WINDS

.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.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WESTERLY 3 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AFTER 3PM PST THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8
MPH IN THE EVENING AND 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 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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