FNUS76 KMFR 161753
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1053 AM PDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO WEEKEND. WEAK
INSTABILITY OVER NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT
IN SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS OVER THE BURN SITE BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE PRECIPITATION.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING EAST 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH AFTER 1400.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING EAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 9-11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.MODOC.01/MFR