FNUS76 KMFR 190538
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PANHANDLE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1038 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY
TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF WEAK FORCING. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.  IT WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND EVENTUALLY 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.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL BECOMING 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN DONAHUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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