FNUS76 KMFR 201200
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNCOM 33-2...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
400 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EASTWARD TODAY...BUT A STRONG INVERSION WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
TEMPERATURES WARMER OVER THE RIDGES WITH LIGHT WINDS AND POOR
DISPERSION OVER THE BURN SITE. ON WEDNESDAY SOME WEAK DISTURBANCES
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH BRINGING IN CLOUD COVER
AND WEAKENING THE INVERSION. SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAY DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63 BOTTOM AND 64-66 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 18-22 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE VALLEY BECOMING LIGHT.
                    SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH NEAR RIDGE LEVEL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE. THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL RISE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW THE TOP
                    OF THE BURN AREA.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33 BOTTOM AND 37-39 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 58-62 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE VALLEY BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH.
                    SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH NEAR THE RIDGE LEVEL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW THE TOP OF THE BURN AREA LOWERING TO
                    NEAR THE SURFACE..
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT BOTTOM AND 33-37 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE VALLEY BECOMING LIGHT.
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR RIDGE LEVEL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...JERRY SERABIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090119.BUNCO.01/MFR