FNUS76 KMFR 071501
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT  HANDPILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
701 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY
AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THE
RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN ON FRIDAY WITH A WEAK FRONT MOVING IN...BUT
RAIN SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE COAST. A MUCH STRONGER SERIES OF
SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT ALL AREAS THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTH 7-12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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