FNUS76 KMFR 152135
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT HILL...GFI/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
235 PM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM THE
FRONT WILL BE INCREASING HIGH MID LEVEL CLOUDS. AT THIS
TIME...NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. 20 FT WINDS REMAIN
BREEZY UNTIL 8 PM PDT...THEN SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY WITH
MAX TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO WHAT THEY WERE WEDNESDAY.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT ARRIVES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL BRING A HIGHER CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN. RIGHT NOW THE
BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT.

THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. RH LOWERING BELOW 50 PERCENT
                    BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM PDT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. WEST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 16-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 IN THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. LOWERING TO
                    500FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12-15 MPH IN THE EVENING. SOUTH
                    2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL EARLY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
                    13-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT IN THE MORNING 50 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100916.CATHI.01/MFR