FNUS76 KMFR 300532
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKER  1...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1032 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PREVAILS OVER THE
FIRE AREA TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND AN
INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SCATTERED
CIRRUS EARLY SHOULD GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITY THAN YESTERDAY. THE FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN WITH THE
INCOMING TROUGH COMES SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80...COOLING A FEW DEGREES DURING THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 1-3 MPH EARLY BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-3
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH BY NOON. THEN...AFTERNOON
                    WIND BECOMING MAINLY WEST-NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 4500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH NOON.
                    AFTERNOON WINDS WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY DELACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.WHISK.01/MFR