FNUS76 KMFR 180559
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1059 PM PDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFF THE COAST
WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE BURN TODAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE MIGRATES INLAND OVER THE BURN FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WIND 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO EAST 1 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR ZERO.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT EAST THROUGH
                    THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WIND 1-2 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY MID DAY.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.MODOC.01/MFR