FNUS76 KMFR 041459
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POKER JIM RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
659 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL REACH THE COAST THIS EVENING. IT WILL TAKE THE FRONT UNTIL
TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO REACH THE BURN AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG ON TUESDAY AS THE
FRONT NEARS. MIXING WILL BE GOOD BOTH DAYS, AND WILL BE GOOD EARLIER
IN THE DAY ON TUESDAY THAN TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS THROUGH LATE MORNING,
                    INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH INCREASING SOUTH 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL DURING THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING CLOUDY. A
                    30% CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL
                    LATE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH EARLY INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 30 MPH LATE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    30-40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAVEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130304.POKER.01/MFR