FNUS76 KMFR 241425
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLY MTN HAND PILES...LAKEVIEW/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
725 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHWEST
OREGON COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SEND A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES INLAND
TODAY KEEPING THE AIR MASS COOL AND MOIST WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ON THURSDAY BRINGING DRIER AIR AND A MORE
STABLE AIR MASS. THE NEXT FRONT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND AS A WARM FRONT WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS COULD BRING A
CHANCE OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
                    MIXED WITH RAIN...IN THE EVENING THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SANDLER
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121024.BLYMT.01/MFR