FNUS76 KMFR 140650
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MC PILE RED HILL...USFS S/TNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1050 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS SOUTHERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA AND
WARM AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING ALONG WITH ONLY LIGHT WINDS IN
THE MIXED LAYER. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN ON
THURSDAY. HOWEVER ON FRIDAY THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE TO WET AND
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH FLAT WESTERLY JET BRINGING A SERIES OF
PACIFIC FRONTS ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
20 FT WIND..........NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    1500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INVERSION REFORMING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VERY LIGHT AND FOLLOWING DOWNSLOPE WIND.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 35.
HIGHS AROUND 43. MIN RH 65 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS AROUND 45. MIN RH 70 TO 75
PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...DONNA SAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.MCPIL.01/MFR