FNUS76 KMFR 230226
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEPY...USFS MODOC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
726 PM PDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1857 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHIFTING WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THE FIRE
AREA WITH DRIER AIR MASS ARRIVING OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS IN PREVIOUS NIGHT. ON TUESDAY THE
SURFACE TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN ANCHORED AT THE COAST WILL START TO
MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY. WINDS COULD SHIFT FROM EASTERLY TO
WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY LATE IN THE DAY. HOWEVER THE TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO SHIFT BACK TO THE COAST WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
RETURNING TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 2200..THEN TURNING
                    TOWARD NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH...THEN NORTHEAST 10 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH...TURNING TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON THEN BACK TO NORTH AND DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BACKING TO NORTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130422.SHEEP.01/MFR