FNUS76 KMFR 081145
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR 2012 NORTH SPIT PHA...BLM, COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
345 AM PST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH RESIDES JUST OFFSHORE THIS
MORNING AND IS RESULTING IN OFFSHORE FLOW AND RELATIVELY LOW
HUMIDITIES. THE CENTER OF THE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SHIFT INLAND
THROUGH THE MORNING...RESULTING IN A SWITCH TO ONSHORE FLOW AROUND
NOON OR JUST AFTER. MIXING WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS AND INCREASING MIXING WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6-8 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-12 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 18-23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...BILL ELAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.2012N.01/MFR