FNUS76 KMFR 301714
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1014 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE A MOSTLY
DRY COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING
ANOTHER PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE EAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO THE SURFACE LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DIMINISHING AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 MPH OR
                    LESS...THEN DOWNSLOPE EAST 0-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL AROUND 5000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH BY
                    NOON PDT...THEN NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS 15
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY INCREASING TO 4000-6000
                    FT AGL LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...ABEL HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090330.BUCKC.01/MFR