FNUS76 KMFR 212337
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE THIN 1...OR-UPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
437 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA WARM AND DRY
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE ONE
OR TWO DEGREES LOWER EACH DAY BUT HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO
WHAT WAS RECORDED ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL LIGHT AND MAINLY SLOPE
DRIVEN. THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE ON SUNDAY WITH A
COLD FRONT BRINGING COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR TO THE BURN AREA.
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A SEASONAL CHANGE AND WARMING
AND DRYING COULD RETURN TOWARD THE END OF THE MONTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 0-2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1-3 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST 3 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN CHANGING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND INCREASING TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1400.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SANDRA NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.PRAIR.01/MFR