FNUS76 KMFR 181528
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SNYDER CREEK...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
828 AM PDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES...MAINLY TODAY INTO FRIDAY AS DRIER
AIR MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. AT THE SURFACE A THERMAL TROUGH IS
CENTERED TO THE WEST ALONG THE COAST...THE THERMAL TROUGH GRADIENT
WEAKENS ON FRIDAY. EXPECT SOME NORTH WINDS TODAY BECOMING
NORTHEAST WITH LIGHTER NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ON FRIDAY.
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING SOME
SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. EXPECT LITTLE
IF ANY PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BACKING DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH VEERING TO THE EAST
                      LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JEB KOONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.SNYDE.01/MFR