FNUS76 KMFR 240109
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
609 PM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER IDAHO WILL BRING OFFSHORE
FLOW AND EAST WINDS TO THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE SUNNY
AND DRY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND MIDDAY, THEN MAY LESSEN A
BIT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL REMAIN DRY THURSDAY, BUT A
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH WILL CAUSE THE FLOW TO REVERSE WITH WEST
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. DRY, WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WITH A COOLING TREND SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST BECOMING EAST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    BY MID-LATE MORNING AND LASTING INTO AFTERNOON. WINDS
                    EASE A BIT LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20-25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 4-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.MORTA.01/MFR