FNUS76 KMFR 121018 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR SOD 66...COOS BAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 318 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND A THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA, GENERAL NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PROJECT AREA TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT OFFSHORE COMPONENT TO THE SURFACE WINDS THIS MORNING WHICH IS RESULTING IN ONLY MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES, BUT GRADIENTS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND TIGHTEN LATE THIS MORNING WITH HUMIDITIES RISING AND WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND BECOMING GUSTY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44-48% AROUND IGNITION TIME...THEN RISING TO AROUND 60% LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH AT IGNITION TIME, BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH LATE MORNING. SHIFTING TO NORTH-NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH JUST AFTER NOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...BARRY HOGGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130412.SOD66.01/MFR