FNUS76 KMFR 161418
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPTOR 9...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
718 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 SLIGHTLY STRONGER,
AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLING WILL
BE MORE NOTICEABLE THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT 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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...
                    MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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