FNUS76 KMFR 051029
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLY RIDGE WUI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
329 AM PDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS KLAMATH
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP TO INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS
THROUGH HIGHWAY 140 CORRIDOR. FOR MOST OF THE DAY WINDS WILL BE
GENERALLY LIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON AND COULD CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
WESTERLY JETSTREAM WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE TO THE BURN
AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH MORE CLOUDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1500. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 0 TO 2 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.BLYRI.01/MFR