FNUS76 KMFR 141836
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPTOR 9...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1136 AM 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...
A BAND OF MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE AREA
TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WELL TO THE SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN KLAMATH
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD BUT FOR THE
MOST PART THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE AIR MASS BECOMES
MUCH MORE STABLE ON TUESDAY AND THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS VERY LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1 PM THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE IN THE MORNING THEN NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SARGEANT
REQUESTED BY...TIM YURKIEWICZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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