FNUS76 KMFR 182258
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR AW-1...USDA FS MEDFORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
258 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION
WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST CONTINUES A REGIME
OF VALLEY FOGS NEAR THE BURN SITE FORMING LATE AT NIGHT
AND BURNING OFF DURING THE MORNING. VENTILATION WILL BE
POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWN SLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 2 MPH.

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH BUT SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AT RIDGE
                    TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090118.AW1__.01/MFR