FNUS76 KMFR 171415
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPTOR 9...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
715 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS
LITTLE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH BUT A FEW SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS MORNING. AFTERNOON WIND SPEED SHOULD BE VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT IT WAS ON WEDNESDAY. CLEARING WILL ALLOW FOR SUBSTANTIAL
COOLING TONIGHT THEN THE COLD AIR MASS WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY. IT
WILL BE WARMER FOR THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...
                    MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WEST WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...TIM YURKIEWICZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.RAPTO.01/MFR