FNUS76 KMFR 051706
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1006 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.

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY
RESULTING IN INCREASING AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY IN LESS
SHELTERED AREAS. IT WILL BE  COOLER AND CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY
BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH DECREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS. EXPECT WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 8 TO 12
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 WITH GUSTS 13 TO
                    18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    20 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUST 8 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
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...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.MORTA.01/MFR