FNUS76 KMFR 220939
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUKEL UNIT 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
239 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 ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST. THE RIDGE IS LIKELY TO BLOCK THE LOW LEVEL
SOUTHEAST WINDS RESULTING IN UP SLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWN SLOPE 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.....24-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 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........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH THEN VEERING NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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