FNUS76 KMFR 151253
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLASSIC UNIT  HAPPY OAK HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
453 AM PST THU NOV 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL
PERSIST THIS MORNING BUT THE TOP OF THE STRATUS IS AROUND 500 TO 1000 FEET
ABOVE THE SITE. THIS RELATIVELY SHALLOW DEPTH SHOULD ALLOW THE SITE TO BREAK
OUT OF THE STRATUS BY THE AFTERNOON BUT HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AS LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES CALIFORNIA. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAIN TO THE SITE
BY FRIDAY EVENING. A SERIES OF STRONG AND VERY WET PACIFIC FRONTS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR ZERO.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...WHITNEY KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121115.CLASS.01/MFR