FNUS76 KMFR 230604
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX...USFS, BLY RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1104 PM PDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST
WILL PRODUCE A DRIER AIR MASS TUESDAY WITH A MORNING INVERSION BOTH
TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
WEAKEN WEDNESDAY WITH MOISTURE AND SOUTH WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THURSDAY WITH A TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 RIDGE TOP TO 60 BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT BASE TO 28 PERCENT RIDGE TOP.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 BASE TO 32 RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT RIDGE TOP TO 78 PERCENT BASE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 RIDGE TOP TO 62 BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT BASE TO 30 PERCENT RIDGE TOP.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH
                    WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SHERRY JACOBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.MORTA.01/MFR