FNUS76 KMFR 181302
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PANHANDLE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
602 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1955 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK UNDERNEATH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY BUT HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN A FEW PERCENTAGE
POINT. WINDS WILL AGAIN BE VERY LIGHT. INVERSION WILL KEEP MIXING
HEIGHT LOW THROUGH THE MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MIXING. HOWEVER TRANSPORT WINDS OUT OF THE
EAST WILL BE LIGHT EVEN BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE THERMAL TROUGH
ALONG THE COAST WILL RESULT IN OFFSHORE WINDS AT THE RIDGES
OVERNIGHT. PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE WITH A COLD FRONT
BRINGING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...GREG R  FUNDERBURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.UPPER.02/MFR