FNUS76 KMFR 251757
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRATTAIN RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1057 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT BROUGHT A COLD AIR MASS
TO THE AREA WILL EXIT TO THE EAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS A
RIDGE BUILDS INTO PLACE EXPECT A GRADUAL WARM UP DURING THE DAY.
A THERMAL TROUGH  CENTERED ALONG THE COAST WILL STRENGTHEN
EARLY WEDNESDAY BRINGING OFFSHORE EASTERLY FLOW TO THE AREA.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY DRY AS WELL. AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES
OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND GENERALLY REMAINS OVERHEAD THROUGH
THURSDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THEN A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY. NO RAIN IS
EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA BUT WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST WITH WINDS OF AROUND 10-20 MPH OVER THE BURN AREA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                     VEERING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                     GUSTS TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                     WHEN THE INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                     4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN VEERING
                     TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                     AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BALDWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.BRATT.01/MFR