FNUS76 KMFR 161621
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
921 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT TODAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST THIS EVENING...REMAINING
OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY...MOVING
OVER THE BURN AREA SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS SATURDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT WITH
ONLY  A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTH SATURDAY MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BRIEFLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT
BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH
                     LATE IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BACKING
                        TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 14 INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN
                     THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                     LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10
                     WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.BOXCR.01/MFR