FNUS76 KMFR 071215
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA BACK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
515 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY AS MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NEVADA...BUT SHOWERS WILL REMAIN FROM THE CASCADES
EASTWARD. A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SKY CLEARING. WARM AND DRY AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SITE ON SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN TURNING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASING TO
                    UNDER 1000 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.CHINA.01/MFR