FNUS76 KMFR 081814
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCH RX...ROSEBURG BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1114 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY...AND GRADUALLY BREAKS DOWN ON THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL
TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER
THE RIDETOPS FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. WINDS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE. A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL PICK
UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE RIDTOPS. NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT THE THREAT OF RAIN AND WIND WILL
INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
                    2-4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUST TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    100 AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...BECKY MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.RANCH.01/MFR