FNUS76 KMFR 170442
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY OAK HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
942 PM PDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MAINTAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
OVER THE BURN SITE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WITH NO WETTING RAINS EXPECTED.
AFTERNOON WESTERLY SURFACE AND MIXING WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AT NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK AND THUS NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN
SITE. A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....MIDDLE AND TOP ELEVATIONS: DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

    BOTTOM ELEVATION: CALM MORNING WIND BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....MIDDLE AND TOP ELEVATIONS: DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

    BOTTOM ELEVATION: CALM MORNING WIND BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HUFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.HAPPY.01/MFR