FNUS76 KMFR 250150
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKER  1-2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
650 PM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE AREA THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS/NIGHTS WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY AS A THERMAL TROUGH PRESSES INLAND.
THIS WILL LEAD TO A WIND REVERSAL BY LATE MORNING RESULTING IN
WEST/NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW. EVEN SO, IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY.
EXPECT A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN RECOVERIES THURSDAY NIGHT AND
AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT STILL PROBABLY NOT TO GOOD LEVELS. THE RIDGE
WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A COOLING TREND AND
A CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN RECOVERIES. RAIN CHANCES THOUGH WILL BE
SLIM OR NONE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST 0-2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT
                    1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING
                    THEN 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT EAST 0-1
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST 0-1 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0-2 MPH
                    AROUND MIDDAY, THEN WEST 1-3 MPH IN WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING
                    THEN 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...BILL WILKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.WHISK.01/MFR