FNUS76 KMFR 141204
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KCFD1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
504 AM PDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST ALONG WITH A
DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO KLAMATH COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON COULD LEAD TO
INSTABILITY SHOWERS. CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE ENOUGH FOR A FEW
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR THE BURN AREA. ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
NEARBY OR OVER THE BURN AREA COULD PRODUCE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS AT
-TIMES. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO STABILIZE EARLY THIS EVENING AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND
                    MODERATE DOWNPOUR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION TIME...MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BY 1400 SOUTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME. 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 AT IGNITION TIME. SOUTH
                    24 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG/PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN BRAINARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.KCFD1.01/MFR