FNUS76 KMFR 021302
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
602 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
IT WON'T BE QUITE AS WINDY AS YESTERDAY, BUT WEST BREEZES
WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH WILL LIKELY
BE DOWN AROUND 20 PERCENT AND MAY SNEAK INTO THE UPPER TEENS. A BIG
CHANGE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM FROM THE PACIFIC
MOVES IN. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH
A RETURN OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. FRIDAY WILL DRY OUT, BUT WILL BE
10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A GENERAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH OFFSHORE FLOW AND
DECREASING HUMIDITY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNSHINE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND EARLY THIS MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 4-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...RUTH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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