FNUS76 KMFR 190452
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR RX...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
952 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FORCING FOR WINDS
WILL BE VERY WEAK...SO TERRAIN-DRIVEN FLOW IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY
AT LEAST WITH LIGHT EAST WINDS TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE BURN SITE...BUT IT WILL BE MOSTLY
IF NOT COMPLETELY DRY.  A WETTER AND WINDIER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
IN THIS WEEKEND...AND THE PATTERN LOOKS VERY WET FROM THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING EAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...BOB HOLSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.DOLLA.01/MFR