FNUS76 KMFR 211328
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
628 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AND DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
BURN AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER OUR REGION.  MOISTURE ALOFT
WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CUMULUS BUILDUPS NEAR THE BURN...
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN COOLER WEATHER. FURTHER
COOLING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE BURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER 11 AM
                    AND WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 2 PM.

MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH  TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH EARLY BECOMING CALM AFTER
                    DARK.  POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES
                    THE BURN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 EARLY THEN LAL 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. 0CCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...GETTMAN
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.MORTA.01/MFR