FNUS76 KMFR 021233
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR YOSS RIDG 6B...CHILOQUIN RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
533 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE AREA TODAY. LESS
WIND IS EXPECTED COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SIMILAR TO TUESDAY'S READINGS. A STORM WILL MOVE INLAND LATER
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO RETURN. FRIDAY WILL DRY OUT, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNSHINE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS SUBSIDING TO 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING, BUT INCREASING TO 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5-8
                    MPH TOWARD MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL RAIN, WINDY, COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
CWR.................83 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...RUDY RIOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.YOSSR.01/MFR