FNUS76 KMFR 100423
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  16...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
923 PM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL SET UP JUST WEST OF
THE BURN AREA TODAY. THIS ALONG WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA WITH
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ABOVE THE TREE LINE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LOWER COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DRY AIR MASS BEING
BROUGHT IN FROM THE EAST AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 4-8 WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING. 4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH CHILDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.SOD16.01/MFR