FNUS76 KMFR 080508
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAPO SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
908 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NEAR THE BURN AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE NEAR THE 3000 FT LEVEL THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE MONDAY.
A THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST TONIGHT WITH OFFSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER MAX RH READINGS
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH
                    WITH A FEW GUST NEAR 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO
                    5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-11 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15-23 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST AND DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 22-32 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 11 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110208.CRAPO.01/MFR