FNUS76 KMFR 211800
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TORCH RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1000 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA
TODAY...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY. EXPECT MOSTLY LIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN
AREA. ONCE AGAIN...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
UP AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN ON
THURSDAY THEN A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A FEW SUNNY INTERVALS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN DONAHUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120221.TORCH.01/MFR