FNUS76 KMFR 210356
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE MOUNTAIN 112...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
856 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE BURN SITE WILL SHIFT EAST
OF THE SITE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY TURNING THE WIND FROM OFFSHORE
TO ONSHORE. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY WHICH WILL
INCREASE THE ONSHORE WINDS A BIT WHILE COOLING TEMPERATURES A FEW
DEGREES AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...LEO ENGLESON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.BATTL.01/MFR