FNUS76 KMFR 261718
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDHORSE LOOKOUT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1018 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE BURN AREA WITH THE
SURFACE FLOW TURNING OFFSHORE.  DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TODAY UNDER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW.  THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.  WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW THURSDAY MORNING WILL
GIVE WAY TO WEAK ONSHORE FLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE BURN AREA WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING A BIT. THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BURN AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.  HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH BUT RAIN CHANCE
ONLY IN THE 30-50% RANGE. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA
EARLY MONDAY WITH ONLY A 20-30% CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. ON MONDAY...AN
STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                     LATE IN THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BECOMING 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
                     AND EVENING.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 53 TO
56. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 55 TO 58. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 48.
HIGHS 50 TO 54. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...TIM SPENCER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.WILDH.01/MFR