FNUS76 KMFR 190358
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MODOC NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
858 PM PDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER THE BURN
AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER
AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT
NORTH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON LEADING TO DECREASING
CLOUDS LATE IN THE DAY. ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LIGHT AND MOST
ENDING BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM PDT. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
END UP MILDER COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN AT TIMES MAINLY
                    BEFORE 11 AM PDT. DRY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    PARTIAL CLEARING LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST SOUTHWEST 14 TO 26 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 11 TO 16 MPH EARLY EVENING...THEN WEST
                    2-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM IN THE MORNING. WEST 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST SOUTHWEST 10-17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120419.MODOC.01/MFR