FNUS76 KMFR 301639
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MTN...USFS/KNF/SALMON/SCOTT RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
839 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG WITH AN INVERSION WILL PERSIST
FOR MOST OF THE MORNING HOURS. SKIES CLEAR OUT SOME BY THE
AFTERNOON,...BUT THE MIXING HEIGHT REMAINS LOW IN THE VALLEY
WITH A WEAK INVERSION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. EYE LEVEL WINDS IN
THE VALLEY REMAINS LIGHT...BUT WILL BE STRONGER OVER THE RIDGES
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OVERCAST WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 1-3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. NOTE WIND SPEEDS NEAR QUARTZ
                    RAWS SITE WILL END UP HIGHER BECAUSE WINDS
                    IN THE RIDGETOPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. 1500-2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST 5-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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