FNUS76 KMFR 011447
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADE...US FOREST SERVICE, HAPPY CAMP RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
747 AM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY WITH A
THERMAL TROUGH MOVING EAST OF THE CASCADES. TODAY TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH HUMDITIES A TOUCH
HIGHER. AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING
AND COOL THINGS FURTHER TOMORROW WITH INCREASING CLOUDS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE
LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED.
SATURDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES...AND LIKELY
HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS. WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE A MIX OF FLOW AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN...RESULTING IN WEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DOWNSLOPE
FLOW OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND PARTLY
                    CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION AND 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...TERRY WALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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