FNUS76 KMFR 180658
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  50...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1058 PM PST THU JAN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG HAVE SPREAD FROM THE OCEAN INTO
THE SITE AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL LATE MORNING. THE LONGER
DURATION OF THE STRATUS COMPARED TO THURSDAY IS FORECAST TO
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY.
RIDGE TOPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE STRATUS LAYER AND BE SIGNIFICANTLY
WARMER AND DRIER. THIS INVERSION WILL BE WEAKER BUT STILL PRESENT
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO SATURDAY MORNING
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THAT DISSIPATE FASTER THAN ON FRIDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN OF
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY. ALSO...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR ZERO RISING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR ZERO.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS O TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEYGAND
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130118.SOD50.01/MFR