FNUS76 KMFR 301320
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
620 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE
TODAY COMPARED TO SATURDAY. SIMILAR TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WITH WEST WINDS DURING THE DAY AND
EAST DOWNSLOPE FLOW AT NIGHT. A FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH EASTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY LATE TONIGHT BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
AT THE BURN SITE. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE COOLER TEMPERATURES...
HIGHER HUMIDITY...AND AN INCREASE IN NORTHWEST WINDS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE EAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON DETHLEFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111030.UNIT5.01/MFR