FNUS76 KMFR 170052
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OATMAN...BLM LAKEVIEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
552 PM PDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS FRIDAY AND WINDS A FEW MPH STRONGER THAN THEY WERE THURSDAY.
THEN FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE
REGION WITH ONLY HIGH CLOUDS PERSISTING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN WITH MUCH DRIER AND WARMER
CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 0 TO 2 MPH VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH
                     BY 11 AM THEN WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH EARLY...VEERING TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY
                    11 AM THEN WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SHANE THAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.OATMA.01/MFR