FNUS76 KMFR 090653
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAPO SITE PREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1053 PM PST TUE FEB 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE PERIOD. EAST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL AND GUSTY TODAY AND THEN
DIMINISH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW COMBINED
WITH THE ALREADY DRY AIRMASS WILL GENERATE VERY DRY AIR AT THE BURN
SITE IN THE AFTERNOONS...WHICH WILL BE AT ITS DRIEST THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT THE BURN SITE AS THE
THERMAL TROUGH GENERATED FROM THE OFFSHORE FLOW DRIFTS INLAND.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH BECOMING
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 TO 4000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST-NORTHEAST 10 MPH BECOMING 15 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DIMINISHING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS DURING THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 0-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL ORE LESS THROUGH THE MORNING
                    BECOMING 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110209.CRAPO.01/MFR