FNUS76 KMFR 220944
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DORRIS 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL
OREGON WILL ONLY DELIVER AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY. AN
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT WITH WEAK EASTERLY
WINDS BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. THIN CIRRUS
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE FLOW JUST OFF
                    THE SURFACE WILL BE NORTHEAST SO THE WIND COULD
                    END UP VERY CHANGEABLE IN DIRECTION.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND/OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CANTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.DORRI.01/MFR