FNUS76 KMFR 080605
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1105 PM PDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST
OF THE CASCADES TODAY. ASIDE FROM A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WE EXPECT
SUNNY SKIES WITH LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES. AS THE HIGH MOVES
EAST OF THE AREA EXPECT WINDS TO TURN MORE INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. A SURGE OF MARINE AIR INTO THE COAST
TONIGHT WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT OVER THE CASCADES, BUT IT WILL
BRING BETTER RECOVERIES TONIGHT AT LEAST COMPARED TO RECENT NIGHTS.
COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY AND AFTERNOON MIN RH WILL BE A
LITTLE HIGHER, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 70-72.
RH..................20-25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WIND 2-3 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WIND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND COOLER.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS 0-2 MPH 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.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...COLEY NEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.STRAW.01/MFR