FNUS76 KMFR 160534
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH   ROCKY 27-10 27-11...BLM/GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1034 PM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WITH BREAKS OF SUN ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH A LITTLE
BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A VERY SLIGHT RISK OF A THUNDERSHOWER.
MOST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFF TO THE EAST UNTIL THE EVENING TO
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
0.25" FOR THE TWO PERIODS COMBINED. MOST OF THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL
ON MONDAY. WINDS COULD GET A BIT GUSTY ON MONDAY...BUT IT WILL BE QUITE WET.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SW 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT 1000 PDT INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE NW 0-2
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 1-3 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000 FEET AGL OR LESS LATE EVENING ONWARD.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    MPH LATE THEN SOUTH 5-10 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-63 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUST TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
LINGERING SHOWERS ON TUESDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO PARTIAL SUN. WEDNESDAY A WET SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN...COLDER AND WETTER THAN THE MONDAY SYSTEM. DUE TO PLENTY OF COLD AIR
ALOFT THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS INTO THE REGION EACH DAY THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. RAINFALL A
TRACE TO 0.10". LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST EYE LEVEL WIND 2-6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
CLOUDY. RAIN. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 54 TO 59. RAINFALL 0.20 TO 0.50" SOUTHWEST
EYE LEVEL WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS. RAINFALL 0.10 TO 0.20". LOWS 41 TO 46.
HIGHS 53 TO 58. SOUTHWEST EYE LEVEL WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...JON LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.RICHR.01/MFR