FNUS76 KMFR 110557
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRATTON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1057 PM PDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG WARMING
TREND INTO MONDAY BUT DEW POINTS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY RISE
WHICH WILL RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE IN AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITIES.
SIMILAR TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE
WEAK EXCEPT FOR SOME BREEZY GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ALSO...THE
WIND DIRECTION MAY BE ERRATIC AT TIMES. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE EAST
TO SOUTHEAST INTO SUNDAY BUT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT MAY MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOONS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 7000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH VEERING TO SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL FALLING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ALBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.BRATT.01/MFR