FNUS76 KMFR 141645
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD...BLM CBD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
844 AM PST WED JAN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION IN
THE UPPER LEVELS WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR PERSISTING
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. NEAR THE SURFACE...A THERMAL TROUGH
ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS
OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW. OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED
SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING AS THE THERMAL TROUGH IS EXTENDING NORTHWARD
AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS WEAKENING. EXPECT LIGHT EAST
FLOW TODAY TO DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT EAST FLOW
COMBINING WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE EASTERLY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAY SEE A FEW GUSTS IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING BY THE AFTERNOON.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH
LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING...WEAKENING
DURING THE DAYTIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE DAY INCREASING TO
                      30-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON THEN NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT LOWERING TO 18-25 PERCENT BY EARLY
                     MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING EAST 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-24 PERCENT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 PERCENT IN THE
                       THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...NIKI GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090114.SOD__.01/MFR