FNUS76 KMFR 260609
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH DOG UNIT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1009 PM PST MON FEB 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. A
VERY WEAK FRONT/TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL BRUSH BY THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A STRONG
HIGH WILL BRING ABOVE-NORMAL WARMTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. CONFIDENCE
IS HIGH THAT A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER IN THE
WEEKEND, BUT LOW WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING; OTHERWISE,
                    SUN GIVING WAY TO SOME CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST WIND 0-2 MPH EARLY BECOMING 2-4
                    MPH BY 10 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO WEST SOUTHWEST
                    3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WEST SOUTHWEST WIND 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING, BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WIND 0-1 MPH BECOMING 1-3 MPH BY 10
                    AM, THEN WEST SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...GRAHAM BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130226.DUTCH.01/MFR