FNUS76 KMFR 301953
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT HILL BURN...GFI/USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1253 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE INVERSION
NEAR THE TOP OF THE STABLE LAYER. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS WITH INVERSION EXPECTED TO BREAK BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
THEN ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BUT
COULD SEE STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS. WINDS ON SATURDAY COULD BE
BREEZY AGAIN BUT RH SHOULD STABILIZE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE BURN AREA UNTIL AFTER
1400 SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
                    WIND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH...SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.CATHI.02/MFR