FNUS76 KMFR 010452
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAFT 17...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
952 PM PDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES ENDING
UP A FEW DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR THE 3140 FT LEVEL LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE BURN AREA LATE
TONIGHT BRINGING FURTHER COOLING AND A CHANCE FOR A FEW SCATTERED
SHOWERS. RECOVERIES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE HIGHER AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE HIGHER. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 14-20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH
                    0-2 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PETRUCELLI
REQUESTED BY...MONICA RAMIREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120601.TAFT1.02/MFR