FNUS76 KMFR 271716
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1016 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A FAIRLY TYPICAL DAY...WITH SOME INCREASE IN WINDS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA RESULTING IN
INCREASING BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD. THESE
BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. WHILE SOME ISOLATED RAIN AND THEN SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AT THE SITE
ARE LIKELY TO BE JUST A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH AT MOST.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 WITH GUSTS
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...INCREASING TO
                    4500 FEET AGL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE AT 5 MPH OR LESS TOWARD MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    EAST 0-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO THE SURFACE LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE AT 5 MPH LATE EVENING...THEN EAST 5 MPH OR
                    LESS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 0-3 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT THE SURFACE UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN 2000 FEET
                    AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON..
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH OR LESS EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH
                    LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090327.BUCKC.02/MFR