FNUS76 KMFR 112145
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
245 PM PDT SUN APR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM EASTERLY THIS MORNING TO
WESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. A LITTLE RAIN OR MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW IS LIKELY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. DRY
AN D SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    9-13 MPH BY NOON...THEN SHIFTING WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH BY 5 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH MORNING AND SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    EASING TO 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EASING TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 2-5 MPH MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    WIND 10-12 MPH AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING WEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100412.MODOC.01/MFR