FNUS76 KMFR 181415
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER KLAMATH NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
715 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR A FEW DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WINDS SHOULD NOT BE
AS GUSTY AS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, BUT STILL A BIT BREEZY DURING THE
MID-LATE AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE WINDS SHOULD PROVIDE GOOD
MIXING AND VENTILATION. THE AIR MASS WILL MODERATE THIS WEEKEND. THE
NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY AS A
TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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