FNUS76 KMFR 300608
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDHORSE PRAIRIE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1108 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SITE THURSDAY WITH PEAK HEATING EXPECTED IN EARLY TO MID-AFTERNOON.
COOLER AIR WILL REACH THE BEACHES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND FILTER
INTO THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BE VERY POOR AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE BURN SITE REMAINING
ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN OREGON ON FRIDAY RESULTING IN A COOLER AIR MASS SPREADING
INTO WESTERN OREGON.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH VEERING TO SOUTH
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH THEN LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING TO NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL RISING TO 1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH THEN LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON VEERING TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...RICK MACDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.WILDH.01/MFR