FNUS76 KMFR 080646
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD PILE HEMLOCK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1046 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TODAY BRINGING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO ALL
AREAS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINS AND WEST SIDE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY AND 2000 FEET TONIGHT, WHICH
MEANS SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW OVER THE WEST
SIDE MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE EAST SIDE. COOL, SHOWERY WEATHER
WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
CWR.................67 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT..
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-MIDNIGHT FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7400-7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.MCCLO.01/MFR