FNUS76 KMFR 172241
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
341 PM PDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF CLOUD
COVER THROUGH THE PERIOD. RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY THE BOUNDARY
WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT RESULTING IN MILD TEMPERATURES AND
DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 9  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS INCREASING TO 1500 AGL LATE
                    MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 3000-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH EARLY, THEN SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SOUTH 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS DURING THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.



.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3-6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS BECOMING 2000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING, THEN 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.MODOC.01/MFR