FNUS76 KMFR 051158
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BOUNDARY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
458 AM PDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1500. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 0-2 MPH LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........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...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...MATT BROYLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.WESTB.01/MFR