FNUS76 KMFR 241819
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR EXPLOSION RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1119 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY FRONT AND WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE
INLAND  EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY BRING A
PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN
FRIDAY AND THROUGH SUNDAY.  ON FRIDAY WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...INITIALLY
OUT OF THE EAST THEN BECOMING MORE WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SOME HAZE FROM SMOKE...ESPECIALLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 4 MPH BACKING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON
                    ....INCREASING TO NORTH-NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                    AND EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BACKING
                    TO THE EAST DURING THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...BACKING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-4000 FT IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 9000-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...ROLAND GLIDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090924.EXPLO.01/MFR