FNUS76 KMFR 081523
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENNY STEW...GRANTS PASS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
823 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0828 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME CLEARING IN THE
AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A TROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING LEADING TO SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...AND THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY
UNSTABLE BY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
THE DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED
BY A BRIEF BREAK IN ANY PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL GUST TO 10 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................0.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................0.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................0.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RATHJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.PENNY.02/MFR