FNUS76 KMFR 220011
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE DEER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
511 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND THE THERMAL
TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE THE
PARTIAL SHELTERING WILL LIMIT YOUR WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY EVEN THOUGH EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGES IN THE VICINITY OF
THE BURN AREA WILL EXPERIENCE HIGHER WINDS. THE THREAT OF RAIN IS
NEXT TO ZERO. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY THURSDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH....BECOMING WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5700-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL POWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LITTL.01/MFR