FNUS76 KMFR 160117
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH DOG 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
517 PM PST TUE JAN 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE VERY
SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM TODAY AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
REMAIN CENTERED OFFSHORE WITH GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AT RIDGE TOP.
THESE WINDS ARE DUE TO A SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTHERN NEVADA AND A
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL NUDGE TOWARD THE COAST WITH A VERY
SLIGHT AND GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE SURFACE HIGH INLAND AND THUS
SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS BEGINNING FRIDAY. THE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN OVER OUR AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 22 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR ZERO.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...DENICE EDGAR-SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130116.DUTCH.01/MFR