FNUS76 KMFR 120710
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER HANDPILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1110 PM PST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS TODAY WILL BE A BIT LEES THAN THE LAST 24 HOURS...BUT SIMILAR
IN DIRECTION. ADDITIONALLY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY
LOWER THAN WAS OBSERVED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS DURING THIS FORECAST
PERIOD. ON FRIDAY THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL FADE AND SOME LIGHT SLOPE
AND VALLEY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL TURN
MUCH COOLER THIS WEEKEND...AND THEN WILL BECOME STORMY NEXT WEEK.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TOP TO 56 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    12-17 MPH AT THE TOP TO EAST-NORTHEAST 3-9 MPH
                    WITH 6-9 MPH AT THE BOTTOM MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE EARLY BECOMING 500-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20-30 MPH BECOMING 10-20 MPH
                    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT TOP TO 30-50 PERCENT BOTTOM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS 6-9 MPH TOP TO
                    NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS 3-6 MPH BOTTOM..
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO THE SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TOP TO 60 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-14 MPH
                    DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SOUTH 2-6 MPH MID TO
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...RAY WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.PANTH.01/MFR