FNUS76 KMFR 311713
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADE 2...US FOREST SERVICE, HAPPY CAMP RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1013 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...H0T AND DRY ON FRIDAY BUT TURNING COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY
DURING THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ONLY SLIGHTLY
ON FRIDAY AND AS A RESULT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE ONE TO
TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BUT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST NEAR THE TOP OF
THE BURN. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON FRIDAY.
THE RIDGE WILL FINALLY SHIFT EAST ALLOWING THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO
MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT COOLING
DOWN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA SATURDAY MORNING WITH
STRONGER WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR
MASS WILL SETTLE IN FROM SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING TO
                    1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING
                    TO WEST 5 MPH..
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 9 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...TERRY WALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120531.CADE2.01/MFR