FNUS76 KMFR 281645
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUB 1...CHEMULT RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
945 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS ALONG THE WEST COAST. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH MOSTLY SLOPE DRIVEN
WIND. LOW LEVEL MIXING WILL BE MAINLY DUE TO THE NORTHWEST FLOW
ALONG HIGHWAY 97 BUT SMOKE COULD DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE EAST AS IT
PICKS UP THE MID LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW. THE RIDGE WILL
STRENGTHEN ON WEDNESDAY WITH ABOUT 3 TO 5 DEGREES WARMING. THIS
WILL ALSO LEAD TO LOWER HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BY 1100...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LOWER LEVEL.
                    UPPER LEVEL MIXING WIND SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2000 BECOMING
                    LIGHT EAST WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST WIND 1 TO 2 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH.
                    WIND TURNING TOWARD THE NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE LIBERCAJT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.CUB1_.01/MFR