FNUS76 KMFR 081409
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
709 AM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL PUSH EAST OF THE CASCADES TODAY WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. A MODIFIED MARINE PUSH WILL
BRING BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH A COOLING TREND
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ALSO...BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY AND VEER TO NORTHERLY ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................40-44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 14-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND 0-1 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    2-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 8000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 2-3 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST, THEN CALM LATER AT NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND COOLER.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE/WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.MORTA.02/MFR