FNUS76 KMFR 011503
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLENE 71...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
803 AM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT GRADUALLY EAST
ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW COOLER AIR MASS TO SPREAD INLAND
SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUNDAY MORNING AND
MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL
BRING A COOLER BUT ALSO UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO THE REGION WITH GUSTY
WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE BURN AREA. A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST WIND TO 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MAIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.CHARL.01/MFR