FNUS76 KMFR 111230
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROGUE 9-2...MEDFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
530 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG
THE COAST SHIFTS INLAND. THIS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN MORE OF A SLOPE
INFLUENCE IN THE WIND FIELD AT THE SURFACE TODAY AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER IN THE AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON
SLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE COMPETING WITH UP VALLEY WINDS. IT WILL
BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY TODAY AND QUITE DRY IN THE
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-5 MPH
                    AFTERNOON BELOW 3500 FT AGL, THEN SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET AGL.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER REICHERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.ROGUE.01/MFR