FNUS76 KMFR 231734
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BARRY TIMBER SALE...CA_MDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1034 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF NW OREGON COAST
WILL SEND A SERIES OF TROUGHS INLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
KEEP THE AIR MASS COOL AND MOIST WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE
SPOT LOCATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BELOW SPOT ELEVATION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO RETURN THURSDAY
AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WARM FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY OR SUNDAY...AND MAY BRING MORE SHOWERS TO
THE SPOT AREA...ALTHOUGH SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO
RESULT IN RAIN AT THE SPOT LOCATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH AT 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE/NIEUWENHUIS
REQUESTED BY...MARK MAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121023.SOUTH.01/MFR