FNUS76 KMFR 162057
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRY HARDWOODS...BLM CBD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1257 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION
WITH A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA. LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECT
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THEN OFFSHORE EASTERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE SOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
AS THE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST STRENGTHENS. 20 FT SURFACE
WINDS OVER UNSHELTERED AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 8 TO 12
MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND
DECREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. IN THE UPPER LEVELS..THE
HIGH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AND WEAKEN LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
GRADUALLY LOWERING DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH EXCEPT EAST TO NORTHEAST
                      1 TO 3 MPH OVER HIGHER PORTION OF BURN ...THEN
                      BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON WITH NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH OVER
                      THE EXPOSED RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...NIKI GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090117.CURRY.01/MFR