FNUS76 KMFR 270243
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCH STEW 35-1...BLM/GFI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
743 PM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITION CONTINUES UNDERNEATH A FLAT
RIDGE THAT WILL ALLOW HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE BURN
AREA AT TIMES. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY
ALLOWING MORE HIGH CLOUDS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. ON SUNDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE BY A FEW DEGREES ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY SLOPE DRIVEN
WITH DIRECTION TURNING TOWARD NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 2 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH BY 1400. GUST TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL BY 2100.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN FOLLOWING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KIENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.RANCH.01/MFR