FNUS76 KMFR 141926
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAIDER...MODOC NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1226 PM PDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1158 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND
MOVE FARTHER AWAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. REGARDING PRECIPITATION...THE BURN AREA WILL HAVE A FEW
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEY WILL BE DECREASING. DRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.
ALSO NOT MUCH WIND IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST  7-12 MPH.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 13-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND DRY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING
                    SOUTH AND DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. BECOMING SOUTH 7-9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    6-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE JOHNSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091014.RAIDE.01/MFR