FNUS76 KMFR 300543
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1043 PM 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...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TODAY AND WILL
PROVIDE FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND
5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AS A JET ALOFT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTHWARD
THIS AFTERNOON 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........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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