FNUS76 KMFR 150605
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH   ROCKY 34-3A...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1105 PM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE MORE PREVALENT ON SATURDAY...WITH THE RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL TRY TO SHIFT
TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE TERRAIN SHOULD RESULT IN MORE OF
A SOUTHWEST WIND. ON SUNDAY CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE GREATER...BUT THE
FOCUS OF ACTIVITY IS STILL MORE LIKELY TO BE EAST OF THE AREA.
MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD AS MARITIME
AIR FILTERS INLAND WITH TIME.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-43 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13-18 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 1-3 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    0-2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000 FEET AGL OR LESS BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH DURING THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM .
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-46 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL LATE MORNING RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.RICHR.01/MFR