FNUS76 KMFR 061455
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMPKINS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
655 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH MOSTLY SLOPE DRIVEN WINDS. A COLD
FRONT WILL SPREAD LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY.
LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING AND THIS WILL
HELP TRANSPORT SMOKE AWAY FROM THE BURN AREA...ALTHOUGH MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 3-5 MPH. GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING...TAPERING
                    OFF TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS SHICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.TOMPK.01/MFR