FNUS76 KMFR 291851
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1151 AM PDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL
MOVE INLAND TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. THEN WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PROVIDES WARMER
AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. AS A JET ALOFT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY...THE
BURN AREA MAY SEE OCCASIONAL NORTHWESTERLY GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
BRINGING TWO DAYS OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
.MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 1 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
.MIXING WINDS.......VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.MODOC.01/MFR