FNUS76 KMFR 250450
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORTAR COYOTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
950 PM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1810 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL
SWITCH TO A MORE WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND HIGHER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND REMAIN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL VALUES WHILE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW FROM DAY
TO DAY. FRIDAY WILL FEATURE WEAKER WESTERLY WINDS. TERRAIN-DRIVEN
DOWNSLOPING NORTH WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AT NIGHT. STRONGER WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KEENE
REQUESTED BY...LELAND HUNTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.MORTA.01/MFR