FNUS76 KMFR 090311
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
711 PM PST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BURN AREA LATER IN
THE MORNING. CLOUDS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE
CLEARING. A LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST
FRIDAY WHILE THE SURFACE COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST ACROSS OREGON IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN TO SOUTHERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY TOWARD FRIDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
SOME BREAK IN PRECIPITATION SATURDAY. HOWEVER ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TOTAL
RAINFALL FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY WILL BE AROUND 0.75 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 0900...THEN SUNNY WITH
                    MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND 1-2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......REMAINING UNDER 1000 FT UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    RISING QUICKLY TO 2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-4 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 31 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36. HIGHS 49. NORTHWEST WIND 2-4 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN LIKELY TOWARD THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOWS 36. HIGHS 46.
SOUTHWEST WIND 4-6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 34. HIGHS 43. SOUTHWEST WIND 3-6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...PAT SCRIP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.MEADO.01/MFR