FNUS76 KMFR 102208
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL RUN...ODF GRANTS PASS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
308 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OFFSHORE WILL MOVE INLAND AND OVER THE
AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A COOL AND SHOWERY AIRMASS.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
AREA DURING THE  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE IN
SHOWERS.

LATER IN THE WEEK...A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
MODERATE RAIN AND COOLER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY WITH THIS FRONT. COOL AND SHOWERY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY. THEN A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY WITH STRONGEST
                     SHOWERS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                     VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS AROUND
                     10 TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON
                     ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY HOFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.BULLR.01/MFR