FNUS76 KMFR 131032
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HCFP CADE  32...USFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 AM PDT FRI MAY 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH FLOW ALOFT PREVAILS OVER THE BURN TODAY AS
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE COAST. HIGH CLOUDS MAY
BE THICK AT TIMES. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON
AS A SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS EAST OF THE CASCADES. INCREASING RAIN
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AS THE TROUGH OFFSHORE APPROACHES.
WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TOMORROW EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 0-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN
                    WEST 2-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH LATE
                    MORNING...THEN WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2-4 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 20-25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 40 TO 43.
HIGHS 58 TO 62. LIGHT WIND.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 35 TO 38. HIGHS 55 TO 57. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 39.
HIGHS 62 TO 65. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH/WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...TOM FIELDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.HCFPC.02/MFR