FNUS76 KMFR 051443
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT  83...USDA FOREST SERVICE KNF SALMON/SCOTT DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
643 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A SHORT
PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA ALONG WITH STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BELOW THE BURN
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL END TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE AREA.
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
BE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN A WEAKER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    3-5 MPH.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120305.SCOTT.01/MFR