FNUS76 KMFR 200233
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRATTAIN RIDGE RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
733 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY. A SHIFT
IN WINDS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY....BUT
SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY PERSIST
THURSDAY BUT WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. ON FRIDAY...IT WILL
BE COOLER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AS A FRONT MOVES EAST OF
THE CASCADES. A MUCH BETTER LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAIN EXISTS THIS
WEEKEND AS STRONGER SYSTEMS MOVE ONSHORE INTO OREGON. THE MAIN
IMPACT PERIOD WITH STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     61     66     66
RH..............29     20     17     16
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 0   S 1    S 1    S 1
EYE LEVEL WIND..2      3      3      3

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 34 TO 37. HIGHS 63 TO 66. LIGHT WIND.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 39. HIGHS 52 TO 55.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHILLY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 34 TO 37. HIGHS 46 TO 49.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...KEN BOUCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.BRATT.01/MFR