FNUS76 KMFR 241208
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR T-LIME 27-4...BLM MED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
508 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLOW WITH WARM AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ESPECIALLY
IN THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD TODAY
WITH MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND MODERATE TO STRONG MIXING WINDS OUT OF THE EAST.  OFFSHORE
NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
THEN AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...EXPECT
LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BECOMING
NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY. WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY AS A RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. ON THE WEEKEND THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. HUMIDITY AT IGNITION TIME IS
                    EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 20-25 PERCENT LOWERING TO
                    10-14 PERCENT BY AROUND 3 PM PDT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                     BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-12 MPH
                     IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING
                      INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                      EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO 12-20 MPH IN THE
                      LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                       TO 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12-16 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE EARLY
                     AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-15O0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE
                    IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...CLARSTROM
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.TLIME.02/MFR