FNUS76 KMFR 181404
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPTOR 9...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
704 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 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 SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTH WIND BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST 0-2 MPH
                    BY NOON THEN SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH BY MID-LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST AND SUBSIDING TO 0-2
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...TIM YURKIEWICZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.RAPTO.01/MFR