FNUS76 KMFR 241435 FWSMFR SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 735 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OFFSHORE AND A THERMAL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL KEEP DRY SUBSIDENT NORTH-NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE PROJECT TODAY. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND DRY TODAY BUT MIXING SHOULD BE GOOD. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE TONIGHT WITH SURFACE FLOW BECOMING LIGHT AND A WEAK INVERSION DEVELOPS. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE PROJECT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...RISING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5-10 MPH AFTER NOON. $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN PYLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.UNIT1.01/MFR