FNUS76 KMFR 280551
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK HAND PILES UNIT 52...USFS/KNF/SALMON/SCOTT RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
951 PM PST TUE NOV 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PST ON NOVEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINDY AND VERY WET FRONTS
WILL ARRIVE TODAY, BRINGING RAIN TO THE PROJECT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE AROUND 6000 FEET SO SOME SNOW MAY BE SEEN AT THE TOP.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
WILL BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT TONIGHT AS THE FIRST FRONT EXITS,
BUT IT WILL RETURN THURSDAY AND MAY BE QUITE HEAVY AGAIN. SNOW
LEVELS WILL HOVER AROUND 6000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS
WELL, SO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TOP THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST
PERIOD. THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND SNOW LEVELS NEAR
THE TOP OF THE PROJECT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN, BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW ON TOP LATE. LITTLE OR
                    NO ACCUMULATION.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    WINDIER ON TOP, SOUTH 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20-30 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN, CHANGING TO SNOW ON TOP.
                    ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ON TOP.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20-30 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW EARLY, THEN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    WINDIER ON TOP, SOUTH 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30-40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...CODY STACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121128.JACKH.01/MFR