FNUS76 KMFR 220421
FWSMFR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST AND WEAKEN THIS
MORNING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES COMPARED TO
TUESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE RIDGE TOPS...BUT THE
SHELTERING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP WIND SPEEDS LOWER OVER THE
BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 26 MPH IN THE EVENING. DECREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.MORTA.01/MFR