FNUS76 KMFR 230450
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
950 PM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2025 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE RIDGE TOPS..BUT
THE SHELTERING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP WINDS SPEEDS LOWER OVER THE
BURN AREA. THE NET RESULT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASING HUMIDITIES. THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS LOW AT
THIS TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    GUST TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 23 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH. DECREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 23 TO 33 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...NATE LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.MORTA.02/MFR