FNUS76 KMFR 011440
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK 8 1...USFS/GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
740 AM PDT MON NOV 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST TODAY INTO
TONIGHT BUT WEAKEN AS THE SOUTHERN END OF IT APPROACHES STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER CALIFORNIA. ANY RAIN WILL MOSTLY
REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN SITE AS A RESULT. THIS AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS IT
SHIFTS EAST INTO NEVADA. THIS WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE AS OFFSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP.
MORNING RECOVERIES OVER RIDGES WILL BE MODERATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST OVERNIGHT 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE/WOODHEAD
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENDRIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101101.WESTF.01/MFR