FNUS76 KMFR 241339
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMEROY PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
539 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOW EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOW
IN THE MORNING AND INCREASE ONLY SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO
A STABLE LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE SHOWS THE BURN AREA WILL BE JUST ON THE SOUTH
END OF A GUSTY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE GOOSENEST AREA.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...TURNING TO
                    OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN BY LATE MORNING
                    LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...MAX OF 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JASON GREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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