FNUS76 KMFR 260308
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR THORN PRAIRIRE...USFS UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
808 PM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE AROUND 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR HIGHS...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
GRADUALLY RISE THROUGH THE PERIOD. COOLER CONDITIONS CLOSER TO
NORMAL VALUES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL ALSO BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND
SOME BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY. THEN WARM AND DRY WEATHER
RETURNS MID WEEK WITH A BUILDING RIDGE AND OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 2 TO
                    4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 2 TO
                    5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...NELAIMISCHKIES
REQUESTED BY...BEN SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.THORN.01/MFR