FNUS76 KMFR 120457
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE MTN  112...BLM MED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
957 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN MONDAY MORNING WITH A
STRONG LOW APPROACHING THE AREA DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE SOME LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY...THEN BECOME SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY MONDAY NIGHT INCREASING IN THE MORNING TUESDAY AHEAD
OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. UNSHELTERED 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
20 TO 25 MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
IS EXPECT TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
AMOUNTS OF 0.15 TO 0.25 ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRYING WEATHER WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                     SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL
                     LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                     4500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST  2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BACKING TO THE SOUTH
                     BY LATE EVENING THEN BACKING TO SOUTHEAST
                     10 TO 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.                    .
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH  BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2800 FT AGL
     IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 33 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...AL MASON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091012.BATTL.01/MFR