FNUS76 KMFR 271319
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDHORSE LOOKOUT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
619 AM PDT THU OCT 27 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
TODAY. AFTER A MORNING OF POOR RECOVERIES AT THE BURN SITE...DAYTIME
HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW. ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE SLOPE DOMINATED TODAY AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW.
RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES EXPECTED FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE FRIDAY...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SITE FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME
WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 MAX. 61 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT MIN OCCURRING IN THE MORNING.  25 PERCENT AT
                    IGNITION.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT EARLY BECOMING 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS 52 TO
57. LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 54 TO 59. LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING
BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 48.
HIGHS 53 TO 58. NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...TIM SPENCER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.WILDH.02/MFR