FNUS76 KMFR 300659
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH DOG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1059 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL NUDGE INTO THE AREA
TODAY WHILE A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE RIDGE. THIS WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME
MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY
CLEAR IN THE EVENING AND TONIGHT. ALSO CONTINUED MOISTURE NEAR THE
SURFACE ALONG WITH AN INVERSION MAY BRING SOME MORNING
VALLEY FOG TODAY. AT THE SURFACE EXPECT LIGHT WINDS
THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST
TODAY AND  THURSDAY WITH VERY LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE RIDGES.
ALSO MIXING IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED DUE TO THE INVERSION
REMAINING IN PLACE AND STRENGTHENING ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    VALLEY FOG POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING WITH
                    CLEARING EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                     IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO
                     1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING
                     NORTH AROUND 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500 FT  AGL LATE IN
                     THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH
                     IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-10O0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-1500 FT
                     AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MORGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130130.DUTCH.01/MFR