FNUS76 KMFR 150335
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
835 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT ANY ISOLATED STORMS SHOULD
REMAIN EAST OF THE BURN AREA. WIND SPEEDS COULD END UP HIGHER
THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. A DRY COOL FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN EFFECT
WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ANY ISOLATED STORMS WILL
ONCE AGAIN BE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTH 4-9 WITH
                    A FEW GUST TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING
                    TO 10000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING. NORTH 1-3 MPH
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 0-2 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 5-9 WITH A FEW GUST TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL MID MORNING...THEN 5800 FT AGL
                    BY LATE MORNING. INCREASING TO 9000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.MORTA.01/MFR