FNUS76 KMFR 091337
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
637 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2227 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE DISTRICT
TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES DOWN ABOUT 10 DEGREES...HIGHER HUMIDITY...
AND GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING. WINDS SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
TO NORTHERLY TONIGHT. AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
DRY OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND WEAKENING
BY FRIDAY. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET OR LESS.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH EASING TO NORTH 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 27 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...STAVISH
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.MORTA.01/MFR