FNUS76 KMFR 081227
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
427 AM PST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY...RESULTING IN CONTINUED SUNNY SKIES...WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LOW HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT BECOMING SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE AT
THE COAST. THIS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE
TOMORROW WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING IN THE
AFTERNOON. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND
LOW HUMIDITIES HOWEVER. A VERY WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH POTENTIALLY STORMIER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND AND NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.MODOC.01/MFR