FNUS76 KMFR 151742
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 62 PILE BURN...NPS CLP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1042 AM PDT MON OCT 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA
TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AROUND NOON TO MID AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER LIGHT DRIZZLE WITH LOW CLOUDS MAY CONTINUE MOST THE DAY
WITH  ONLY BRIEF BREAKS IN RAIN ACTIVITY. THEN RAIN WILL INCREASE
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN
THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO BRING  GUSTY AND BREEZY WINDS INTO THE THE BURN AREA BY EARLY
EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THEN EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE ON TUESDAY AND BECOME NORTHERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY WITH A PERIOD OF DECREASED ACTIVITY
                    POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
                       12-14 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                       3 PM PDT OR LATER.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20-25 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................85 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                     WEST-NORTHWEST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...GREG FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121015.HIGHW.01/MFR