FNUS76 KMFR 121405
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  44...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
605 AM PST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST TODAY. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY WAS MUCH DRIER THAN PREVIOUS NIGHT AND WE CAN EXPECT DRY
AIR TO LINGER ACROSS THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING. EXPECT GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE MORNING ALSO BUT WEAKENS BY LATE
MORNING WITH WINDS DECREASING. WINDS COULD TURN MORE ONSHORE FOR A
FEW HOURS IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
INCREASING SLIGHTLY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO POOR AGAIN
TONIGHT WITH OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER
PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE SATURDAY WITH A COLD FRONT USHERING
IN A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS EXPECT BY
THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT IN THE MORNING AND REMAIN STEADY
                    FOR MOST OF THE DAY...POSSIBLY INCREASING SLIGHTLY
                    TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO
                    NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.SOD44.01/MFR