FNUS76 KMFR 151500
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT BAR MT  HANDPILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
800 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD WARM FRONT THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY
TO A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TODAY.  SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE THE BURN AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER WET FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 7-9 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL LOWERING TO THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    20-30 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.SCOTT.01/MFR