FNUS76 KMFR 051546
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK UNIT 52...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
746 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATER TODAY...BRINGING
PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN SITE. SNOW LEVELS
NEAR 6000 FEET WILL LOWER TO 2500 TO 3500 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM.
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE AREA. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
x09x09    THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 48 MPH.
CWR.................NEAR 100 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    600-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE/NIEUWENHUIS
REQUESTED BY...EZEKIEL JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130305.JACKU.01/MFR