FNUS76 KMFR 060221
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENNY STEW...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
721 PM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE BURN SITE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE REPLACED BY LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF
THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-99 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWN SLOPE 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH THEN NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...OBRIEN
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.PENNY.01/MFR