FNUS76 KMFR 031402
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCBALDY PCT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
702 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE DRIER WEATHER TO THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY...WITH LIGHT WESTERLY GENERAL WINDS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE THAN TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. A
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
CASCADES...AND POSSIBLY EAST OF THE CASCADES...ON THURSDAY. COOL
AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS
                    1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS TO 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH  WITH GUSTS TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................82 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.MCBAL.01/MFR