FNUS76 KMFR 280346
FWSMFR

SPOT FORECAST FOR THORN PRAIRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
846 PM PDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO WEAKEN TODAY IN RESPONSE
TO A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE DOWN A FEW DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
BE AROUND 10 PERCENT HIGHER. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE
TONIGHT WITH MORE CLOUD COVER AND COOLER AIR MASS. OCCASIONAL
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND THIS WILL KEEP
DAYTIME HUMIDITY HIGHER THAN WHAT'S SEEN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUST TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    MAX OF 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TOWARD THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN..MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
                    PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 11 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUNNAG
REQUESTED BY...BEN SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130428.THORN.01/MFR