FNUS76 KMFR 172143
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 3 3-3...BLM MED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
243 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
A THERMAL TROUGH CENTERED ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL BRING WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH CLEARING SKIES. OVERNIGHT EXPECT AN INVERSION
TO DEVELOP WHICH WILL BREAK IN THE LATE MORNING ON SATURDAY AND
AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST  1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN
                     DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 1 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                     BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING
                     DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                      BACKING TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING
                      THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH
                      OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.3333_.02/MFR