FNUS76 KMFR 090230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCATTERED  APPLES 1A...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
730 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO CHANCE MUCH FROM DAY TO DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE LOWER OVER THE RIDGE TOPS AND HIGHER IN THE VALLEYS. A
SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE OCCURS NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES
WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH SOME
WETTING RAINS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH MID WEEK. AT THIS TIME MOST
OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST OREGON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTH WIND 1 TO 3
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTH WIND 1 TO 3
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 39 TO 44. HIGHS 73 TO 78. LIGHT WIND.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 66 TO 76. SOUTH
WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 62 TO 67. SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO
11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.SCATT.01/MFR