FNUS76 KMFR 180753
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD  55...COOS BAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1153 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE QUITE CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND ONSHORE
FLOW. MIXING IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY GOOD TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED
MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS 0.50" TO 0.75"
FOR A STORM TOTAL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES THROUGH ALOFT. THIS
COULD LEAD TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AT TIMES IF
ANY THUNDERSTORMS DO OCCUR. IT WILL BE COOL ON TUESDAY WITH
WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE LOW IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT (20%) CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN OR DRIZZLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NW 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST AND
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE
                    MORNING, THEN TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    AND THEN SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH DURING
                    THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    THEN WEST 5-10 MPH.
CWR.................99 PERCENT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, TAPERING OFF IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM WHICH COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL THROUGH THE DAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...LUTZ
REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130218.SOD55.01/MFR