FNUS76 KMFR 091636 CCA
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
835 AM PST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 PST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW ON RIDGES
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY...


.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER THE RIDGES AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ON THE RIDGES AND
POOR RIDGE TOP RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY MORNINGS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53 LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 58-61 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 10-20 PERCENT HIGHEST
                    ELEVATIONS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH LOWER ELEVATIONS
                    SHIFTING TO EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    WEST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH WITH GUST TO 5 MPH THROUGH THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 1000 TO 2000
                    FT AGL UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY HALLINAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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