FNUS76 KMFR 040453
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT HILL...GFI/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
953 PM PDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY MOVES INTO THE BURN AREA
TODAY. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR OFF/ON SCATTERED SHOWERS
EXIST. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE ANY SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL
BE LIGHT AND OF SHORT DURATION. HOWEVER THEY COULD BECOME MORE
FREQUENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN
AREA MONDAY NIGHT. A THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOPS AND STRENGTHENS
WEST OF THE BURN AREA TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW LIGHT BRIEF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST
                    2-5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12-15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH EARLY.
                    BECOMING LIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT EARLY. 0 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.CATHI.01/MFR