FNUS76 KMFR 170644
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  55...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1044 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AND THEN WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDS WILL ARRIVE AND
THEN WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AND THICKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IT WILL BE CALM TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
PRESIDENT'S DAY AND WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY...ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR
ALL DAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA ON
MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE THE FLOW TO EVENTUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY.
LOW CLOUDS WILL LIFT IN THE AFTERNOON LEADING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. DUE TO INCREASING COLD AIR ALOFT MIXING WILL BE
GOOD MONDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO INCREASING
                    HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS 6-9 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH WITH GUST
                    4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL BECOMING 1000-2000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING, THEN PEAKING AT 2000-3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH MORNING, BECOMING NORTH
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY DUE TO MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING VARIABLE AND THEN LIGHT WEST 0-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS DURING THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AT 5 MPH, THEN WEST AT 5 MPH, BUT ALSO
                    OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 0-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH FOG POSSIBLE
                    IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL DURING THE
                    MORNING, THEN TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130217.SOD55.01/MFR