FNUS76 KMFR 051046
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
346 AM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE
THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  AS A RESULT...NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY...ESPECIALLY IN LESS SHELTERED AREAS. IT
WILL BE  COOLER AND CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BUT NO MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH A DECREASE OF CLOUDS AND WINDS.
EXPECT WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                     LATE IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 8000-9000
                     FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH EXCEPT EAST WINDS
                    1 TO 2 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 8 TO 15 MPH THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                     1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE
                     LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.MORTA.01/MFR