FNUS76 KMFR 240453
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE DEER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
953 PM PDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT IN
THE WAKE OF A WEAK FRONT. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO
AN INCREASINGLY WARMER AND DRIER AIR MASS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL APPROACH SEASONAL VALUES WHILE
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL TURN OUT NEARLY 10 DEGREES
ABOVE AVERAGE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL ARRIVE AT THE COAST LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SUNDAY. THIS WILL
TRIM TEMPERATURES SUNDAY SEVERAL DEGREES FROM SATURDAY. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK AND AGAIN BRING A WARM AND DRY AIR MASS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1600 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...DUTY OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100924.LITTL.01/MFR