FNUS76 KMFR 241311
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANA RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
611 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES
COOLER TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. LINGERING INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEN EXPECT VERY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND OVER THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING RAIN. WITH THIS
FRONTAL PASSAGE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO BELOW NORMAL ON
THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED COOL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

*NOTE: WHEN PROVIDING WIND OBSERVATIONS PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE
WIND DIRECTION WITH THE SPEED. THANKS!

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 WITH GUSTS OF 12 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7000-10,000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY EVENING, THEN SOUTHWEST
                    5 TOTO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND
                    INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ/CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...SHANE THAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.ANARX.01/MFR