FNUS76 KMFR 240433
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
933 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA
THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING INCREASING
CLOUDS TO THE BURN AREA. HOWEVER NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
WINDS SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER RIDGES. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LOWER IN YOUR
LOCATION DUE TO SUFFICIENT SHELTERING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL GUST TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 19 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...NATE LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.MORTA.01/MFR