FNUS76 KMFR 111408
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  44...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
608 AM PST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST. THE BURN
AREA COULD BE SHELTERED FROM THE OFFSHORE WINDS BUT RIDGES WILL
SEE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGHOUT TODAY. INVERSION WILL PERSIST
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO A VERY WARM LAYER ALOFT AND THIS
WILL LEAD TO VERY LOW MIXING HEIGHT. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
AIR MASS THIS WEEK BUT RIDGE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON FRIDAY AS THE
THERMAL TROUGH BUILDS NORTH PAST FLORENCE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH MOSTLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO NORTHEAST 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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