FNUS76 KMFR 250008
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRATTON HOG 21-15...BLM MED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
508 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OFFSHORE WITH WEAK
DISTURBANCES MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDS INLAND SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHERLY WINDS.
THEN  A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND WILL BRING
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE AREA  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WITH CONTINUED NORTHERLY WINDS.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A TROUGH MOVES DOWN INTO THE AREA WITH CLOUDY
SKIES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO  3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS UP TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FEET IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND THEN INCREASING TO
                    3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                    12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH  IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH
                      5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                      NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2500 FEET
                     LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                     3500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.STRAT.01/MFR