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FNUS76 KMFR 200556
FWSMFR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLOUD FLATS PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
956 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE
FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP
AHEAD OF IT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE DAY FRIDAY. A MUCH
COOLER AIRMASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 15-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...KEN MAIDL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091120.MCCLO.01/MFR
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