FNUS76 KMFR 230938 CCA
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
237 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH WELL TO THE WEST OF THE BURN
SITE CONTINUES TO DICTATE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A TREND
TOWARDS WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TODAY. WIND SPEEDS
TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY BUT DIRECTION IS CHALLENGING TO
FORECAST...WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS SHIFTING DIRECTIONS FROM MORNING
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO AFTERNOON NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THERE IS
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONGER EASTERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY. A SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL
WARMING AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 8000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT
                    AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.MORTA.01/MFR