FNUS76 KMFR 171452
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
752 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE
DAY...MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING . THIS
FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT WITH
ONLY  A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
SOUTH THIS  MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
DURING THE DAY. THEN ON SUNDAY...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE DAY. THEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                     SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MID MORNING...THEN
                     BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                     AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUST TO 12 TO 14
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                     DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                     AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 25 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.BOXCR.02/MFR