FNUS76 KMFR 302230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT HILL...USFS RRNF-GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
330 PM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 1ST.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH FRIDAY THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT GRADUALLY EAST ON SATURDAY.
A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST IS EXPANDING NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN WILL SHIFT INLAND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
EXPECT A COOLER AIRMASS TO BEGIN SPREADING INLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUNDAY.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82 4-5PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 4-5PM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6
                    MPH MID TO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

TIME (PDT) 9 AM
IGNITION TEMP............57
IGNITION RH..............30


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FORECASTER...HOLTZ
REQUESTED BY...ANDY BARREY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.CATHI.01/MFR