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FNUS76 KMFR 071211
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTELOPE LANDING PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
411 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 PST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT IN OVER THE REGION...RESULTING IN DRY AND
CALM CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. A
STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA SATURDAY...AND WHILE
THE SPOT LOCATION SHOULD REMAIN DRY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN...BECOMING GUSTY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. EXPECT
WETTING RAINS OVER THE BURN SITE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH DRY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2400-4000 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NIEUWENHUIS
REQUESTED BY...WYATT CRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140307.ANTEL.01/MFR