FNUS76 KMFR 140115
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
615 PM PDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL HAVE SIMILAR WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THEY WERE ON THURSDAY
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CREATE WEAK AFTERNOON
AND EVENING INSTABILITY WITH SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS. THE STRONGER
INSTABILITY WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WELL TO THE NORTH AND WEST
OF THE AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT RIDGE TO 80 PERCENT VALLEY.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
                    A 10% CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 RIDGE TO 69 VALLEY.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT VALLEY TO 28 PERCENT RIDGE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 9800
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME EVENING CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
                    A 10% CHANCE OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT RIDGE TO 80 PERCENT VALLEY.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.MORTA.01/MFR