FNUS76 KMFR 261100
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
400 AM PDT MON APR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING AND THE
RAINS WILL FOLLOW IN THE EVENING.  MUCH COLDER AIR ALOFT OVER
THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL MAKE FOR UNSETTLED SHOWERY
WEATHER. SHOWERS WILL TEND TO BE LIGHT IN THE MORNINGS...THEN BECOME
MORE FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOONS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOONS
COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY FOR
WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-77 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 8-12 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    6-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 6-10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STOCKTON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KNERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100426.MORTA.01/MFR