FNUS76 KMFR 171403
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE RX SOUTH...USFS BLY RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
703 AM PDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOLING TREND WILL START TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT SHOWER
THIS MORNING. THE CLOUD DECK WILL LOWER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OFFSHORE BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY THEN BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT WITH BREEZY SOUTH
WINDS AND RAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...THEN
                    NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...SHERRY JACOBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.MORTA.01/MFR