FNUS76 KMFR 020448
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY OAK HAND PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
948 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK MORNING INVERSION WILL MIX OUT QUICKLY WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY. TEMPERATURES, WINDS, AND HUMIDITIES
WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. A STRONG STORM APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST WILL BRING THICKENING CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH RAIN
POSSIBLE BY MORNING. RAIN IS LIKELY THURSDAY WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES, HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH DECREASING TO 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 8-11 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25-35 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HUFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.HAPPY.01/MFR