FNUS76 KMFR 161325
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WARNER...BLM LAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
625 AM PDT TUE APR 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE QUITE BREEZY TODAY WITH
POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO STRONG GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND
WILL ALSO ACT TO KEEP LOW CLOUDS BANKED UP AGAINST THE WARNERS FOR
MOST OF TODAY. THE AIR MASS IS STILL MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND WILL
RESULT IN GOOD MIXING AND BRISK WINDS IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER.
BREEZY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL TURN SLIGHTLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS INTO EASTERN OREGON. THE AIR MASS WILL
TURN DRIER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS AS A
RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN PARTIAL CLEARING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE
                    DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...INCREASING
                    NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL LATE THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN
                    GRADUALLY DECREASING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 26 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JON PAULSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130416.SOUTH.01/MFR