FNUS76 KMFR 221306
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEASELANDS...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
606 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BURN AREA IS WEAKENING
AND MOVING EAST.  THIS WILL ALLOW A TROUGH TO GRADUALLY DEEPEN
RESULTING IN INCREASING WESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND COOLING
TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  SOME SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP
THURSDAY BUT THEY WILL BE VERY WIDELY SCATTERED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 10 AM AND
                    WEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET...THEN DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH.
                    LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GETTMAN
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LEASE.01/MFR