FNUS76 KMFR 121501
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT  HANDPILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
NEAR AND OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE MID AND UPPER SLOPES
ARE EXPECTED TO GET THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS
A RAIN/WET SNOW MIX...THEN TURNING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING.
THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BUT THE WINDS COULD STILL BE AN ISSUE FOR THE MID AND
UPPER SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY AND WINDY. A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-15 WITH A FEW GUST TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN/WET SNOW ARRIVING THIS EVENING...THEN
                    PERIODS OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
                    TONIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-15 WITH A FEW GUST TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-11 WITH A FEW GUST TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.SCOTT.01/MFR