FNUS76 KMFR 191724
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRY HWD  2...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1024 AM PDT FRI MAR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN WILL RETURN
TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE
WINDS TO BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
TO FILTER IN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST
AND INCREASE FURTHER ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME MODIFIED MARINE
AIR INTO THE BURN AREA. THE INCOMING FRONT IS WEAK...BUT IS LIKELY
TO STRENGTHEN SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME
RAIN TO THE BURN SITE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY DUE TO PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........FILTERED SUNSHINE DUE TO FILTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY...RISING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.CURRY.01/MFR