FNUS76 KMFR 150628
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH   ROCKY 27-1 27-11...BLM/GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1128 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.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-6 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.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 2-4 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-3 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.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-50 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 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.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
MONDAY...MONDAY NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING THE GREATEST CHANCE AND AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION. AT THIS POINT THERE IS ABOUT A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF A QUARTER INCH
OF RAIN OR MORE MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY RAIN IS LIKELY TO MOVE IN
LATE IN THE DAY WITH A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY WILL BE EMBEDDED IN
SIGNIFICANT RAIN.

.MONDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOWS 42 TO 47.
HIGHS 60 TO 65. LIGHT WIND.

.TUESDAY...
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. NO THUNDERSTORMS THREAT. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS NEAR 60.
LIGHT WIND.

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE DAY. NO THUNDERSTORMS THREAT.
LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 55 TO 69. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.RICHR.02/MFR