FNUS76 KMFR 301223
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLOUNCE 181 701...GRANTS PASS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
523 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG THE OREGON
COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER MAX TEMPERATURES AND
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. AN ONSHORE
FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE BURN AREA FRIDAY RESULTING IN LOWER
MAX TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE
STRONGER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    7500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH EARLY....DECREASING TO
                    1-2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RATHJEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.FLOUN.01/MFR