FNUS76 KMFR 151213
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
513 AM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE TO THE PATTERN THROUGH SUNDAY. A
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION AND FUEL
ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ON SUNDAY INCREASED
INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN GREATER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS
SURROUNDING THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER WILL
ARRIVE MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO BELOW
                    1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.MORTA.01/MFR