FNUS76 KMFR 231927
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1227 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION..ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. THEN A RIDGE BUILDS
OFFSHORE TUESDAY WITH AN UPPER  LOW DISTURBANCE MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN EXPECT A
DRYING AND  WARMING TREND AS THE RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                      THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                      NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING
                     TO 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                       8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    OF 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING THEN TO
                    3500 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO  NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BACKING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE
                      EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MATT HASKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.BUCKC.02/MFR