FNUS76 KMFR 161334
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
634 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY, WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONGER, HIGH CLOUDS
WILL BE INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS MAY BE
VISIBLE EAST OF THE BURN. COOLING WILL BE MORE NOTICEABLE THURSDAY WITH
A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. THE COLD AIR MASS WILL LINGER THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY THEN IT WILL BE WARMER FOR THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS TO THE
                    EAST MAY BE VISIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.MORTA.01/MFR