FNUS76 KMFR 241254
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
554 AM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND WARM
WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING
TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING WET WEATHER TO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. THE AIR MASS ON WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO BE QUITE
UNSTABLE. MOISTURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE BURN AREA THURSDAY. THIS
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEAKER FRONT FRIDAY. COOL AND SHOWERY
WEATHER WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35.
HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35.
HIGHS 50 TO 55. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110523.MORTA.01/MFR