FNUS76 KMFR 110336
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGES CREEK...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
726 PM PST MON DEC 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 PST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE AREA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE AREA  TUESDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. LIGHT RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER DURING THE EVENING THOUGH AND RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO  LIGHT SNOW. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...DECREASING BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.  ALSO LIGHTER WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ON WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                     IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                     GUSTS TO 20-23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                      3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                     BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                     SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH...VEERING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND  AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...IAN HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121210.BRIDG.02/MFR